Bengaluru, Aug. 15 -- It's not just commuters losing patience with Bengaluru's traffic gridlock - Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar says the frustration has reached his own dinner table.

During a discussion in the legislative council on Thursday, Shivakumar revealed that his children regularly scold him over the city's nightmarish congestion and aging road network, The Times of India reported.

"Bengaluru is not as planned as New Delhi. The road dimensions have remained the same since city founder Kempegowda's time, but vehicle numbers have exploded. It can take six to seven hours to travel just 10-15 km. My own kids complain it takes up to three hours to reach some parts of the city and fight with me. High court judges who c...