Overview

• Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw posted that a foreign business visitor questioned Bengaluru’s bad roads and garbage, comparing India unfavourably with China and asking if the government backs investment.
• IT minister Priyank Kharge questioned which part of the city the visitor saw and said work is progressing rapidly, while industries minister M. B. Patil called the timing of her post “not in good taste.”
• Patil and other officials said thousands of crores are being spent on repairs, with Patil citing a ₹1,000 crore allocation for pothole filling and urging patience as works continue.
• Deputy chief minister D. K. Shivakumar highlighted ongoing projects and called for collective effort, and Mazumdar-Shaw replied that she agreed on the need for urgency and quality to fix the city.
• The government references Mission Free Traffic‑2026, including a 90‑day push to repair roughly 1,600 km of roads with a public dashboard, even as opposition leaders and business figures such as T. V. Mohandas Pai press for faster, more accountable results.