Bengaluru: Karnataka Industries Minister MB Patil rebuked Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw for flagging bad infrastructure in Bengaluru, and asked her to “take up some work under corporate social responsibility (CSR)” in her neighbourhood.

Patil was reacting to a X post by Kiran on bad roads and garbage.

“Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw knows that the government is filling up potholes at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore. So, her tweet wasn’t necessary. And, what’s the intention behind saying these things again and again?” Patil said, speaking to reporters.

“Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw needn’t panic. Let her take up some work under CSR in her area,” Patil said.

According to Patil, the Congress government inherited the pothole problem from the previous BJP administration. “We’re doing it (filling up of potholes) an

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