K'taka BJP lauds Budget for funding Bengaluru suburban rail

The Karnataka unit of the ruling BJP on Saturday lauded the Union Budget for announcing a Rs 18,600-crore plan to build an extensive 140-km Bengaluru suburban railway network.

"Thanks to PM @narendramodi government, the much-delayed suburban railway for Bengaluru will become a reality soon," tweeted the party unit soon after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2020-21 in the Lok Sabha.IANS