The link, having one stop at Jyothinagar, will connect the Kengeri-Byappanahalli corridor (25.7 km) to the Whitefield-K R Puram stretch (13.7 km), inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March.
The remark evokes sharp reactions, with Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut asking if it reflected ‘BJP’s new culture’ and the NCP's Amol Mitkari calling Rane a ‘chameleon’.