India, March 4 -- The Congress-led Karnataka government is set to introduce the Greater Bengaluru Governance (GBG) Bill in the upcoming Budget Session, but the proposal has drawn sharp criticism from BJP leader and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, who termed it a "power grab" that undermines local governance.

In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), the MP argued that the bill violates the essence of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, which was meant to decentralize power.

"The GBG Bill overturns the very essence of local governance by creating a Greater Bengaluru Authority, an unelected council with the Chief Minister at its helm, rendering elected BBMP corporators powerless," he wrote.

The MP accused the Siddaramaiah-...