In the south zone war room in BBMP in Bengaluru, the comments made by BJP MP Tejasvi Surya and another BJP leader, on Tuesday, had attracted headlines and criticisms from across the country. Congress MP criticized Surya but in somewhat meak terms, which was not liked by many among the Twitteratti.

In Bengaluru, an activist, B Balan has filed a case against Surya for provoking communal tensions in the middle of the second wave of the pandemic. Additionally, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Syed Naseer Hussain and party MLAs Krishna Byre Gowda and Zameer Ahmed Khan have filed a complaint stating that the speeches of the BJP leaders clearly targeted a particular community
In the ruckus created at the war room in BBMP, Surya and the other BJP leader was heard speaking about bed blocking scam where 17 people from Muslim community were allocated beds. The leaders were heard comparing the BBMP war room with a madrassa. As the reactions started pouring in over this incident, an audio clip surfaced which allegedly showed Surya apologizing for inconvenience, which has been denied by the office of BJP MP.