Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy urged motorists to stop paying NICE Road toll. The Karnataka High Court made strong observations against the project operator, NICE. Land acquired for public infrastructure was commercially exploited, the court noted. Thousands of landowners have not received compensation for decades. The court also questioned the state government's role in the project.

Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday called upon people not to pay toll on the NICE Road and said he was giving the State government two weeks to stop the toll collection,…

Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy urged Bengaluru residents to stop paying tolls on NICE Road, giving the Karnataka government a 10-day deadline to halt toll collection practices.