Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw ’s renewed criticism of Bengaluru’s infrastructure has prompted sharp reactions from Karnataka ministers, who defended the government’s ongoing civic works and questioned the basis of her remarks.

Shaw, one of India’s most prominent business leaders, posted on X (formerly Twitter) that a foreign business visitor to Biocon Park was taken aback by the condition of roads and the amount of garbage in the city, asking whether the government was serious about supporting investment.

“I had an overseas business visitor to Biocon Park who said, ‘Why are the roads so bad and why is there so much garbage around? Doesn’t the government want to support investment?’” Shaw wrote. The visitor, she added, had just arrived from China and “couldn’t understand why

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