As per the agreement, Mantri would construct the station at a cost of ₹30 crore and also develop the surrounding land by building about 800,000 square feet of commercial space under a 99-year lease.

[9][3] Mantri handed over 12,286 square metres in the acquired area for the construction of a 24-metre four-lane road for commuters.

[9][3] The presence of the Mantri Square mall in the area has created traffic gridlock on Sampige Road.

[3] The project was opposed by then Gandhinagar MLA Dinesh Gundu Rao, who felt that it would benefit neither the metro nor the general public.

[8] The BBMP had initially denied approval to the project when its internal probe showed that the builder had allegedly encroached on two acres and 11 guntas of government land comprising railway land, a part of Jakkarayana Kere and a mud road.

However, a single judge bench of the High Court, on a writ petition by Mantri, directed the BBMP to approve the plan on 15 April 2013.