Bengaluru, July 14 -- BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Monday hit back at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Congress on the row over the Kalasavalli-Ambargondlu bridge inauguration in Karnataka's Shivamogga district.

Addressing the press conference, MP Surya said that if the Chief Minister did not attend the event, it raises concerns over his commitment for the state.

"The bridge project had been pending for a very long time. All government programmes are conducted as per established protocols. If the Chief Minister is saying he will not participate in the event, it raises questions about his commitment to the development of Karnataka," Tejasvi Surya told reporters.

He further questioned the state government's Silk Road tunnel project a...