Citizens' Agenda for Bengaluru noted that business leaders like her should influence the government to make infrastructure better.
Published Oct 14, 2025 | 1:10 PM ⚊ Updated Oct 14, 2025 | 1:10 PM
Biocon Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.
Synopsis: Following Biocon Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw’s social media post revealing a conversation with an overseas business visitor who questioned the bad condition of Indian roads, several people demanded accountability from the people in power.
Following Biocon Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw’s social media post revealing a conversation with an overseas business visitor who questioned the bad condition of Indian roads, several people, including citizen groups, demanded accountability from the people in power.
“I had an overseas business visitor to Biocon Park who said ‘Why are the rods so bad and why is there so much garbage around? Doesn’t the Govt want to support investment? I have just come from China and cant understand why India can’t get its act together especially when the winds are favourable?'” Mazumdar-Shaw wrote on X.
She also tagged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and Electronics, IT/BT and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge in the post.
Replying to Mazumdar-Shaw, Citizens’ Agenda for Bengaluru noted that business leaders like her should influence the government to make infrastructure better.
“Business leaders like @kiranshaw and @TVMohandasPai, given their massive public influence and even clout with Govt, need to be invested in real change, not just superficial asks. They need to push for systemic reform, and demand implementation of the 74th Amendment, devolution and elected city govt.”
“When the Govt is derelict, and ignores 74th amendment completely – and administration and governance suffer as a consequence, they are left asking only why the outcomes are bad. They are not questioning why the tools have not been employed.”
Business leaders like @kiranshaw and @TVMohandasPai, given their massive public influence and even clout with Govt, need to be invested in real change, not just superficial asks. They need to push for systemic reform, and demand implementation of the 74th Amendment, devolution… https://t.co/SzYLLWx8Jp
— Citizens’ Agenda for Bengaluru (@BengaluruAgenda) October 14, 2025
An X user noted that garbage on the streets is mostly due to a lack of civic sense from our citizens, and bad roads are due to deep-rooted corruption right from the contractor to ministers.
Citizens’ movement Whitefield Rising said that when business leaders meet the government representatives, they should not allow them to get away with easy promises. “Ask for accountability. And PROOF,” it wrote in a post on X.
“We need more corporate leaders to speak up for this. Although differently apparent but not just your investors, but your employees go through these dangerous roads day in day out if you care about that a little,” wrote a user named Harshad Bade.
Another user criticised both the BJP and the Congress over the bad roads in Karnataka.
“Because both @INCKarnataka and @BJP4Karnataka lack any will to make this city better. The former more so and the latter less so,” he wrote.
Because both @INCKarnataka and @BJP4Karnataka lack any will to make this city better. The former more so and the latter less so. https://t.co/vJIfsyas9P
— Subhankar (@subhankar_ghosh) October 14, 2025
“You, along with other Business Leaders from IT & Non-IT industries should initiate an All Party meeting with all the State & Central Governments. Threaten the Politicians that you will shift your businesses outside India & administrators MIGHT take some action,” replied another user.
“Ppl are really getting fed up with the pathetic urban governance in Bengaluru outskirts. Have seen some of the biggest supporters of the city finding it difficult to defend what has been a multi govt ignorance of the city but exponentially more in this Congress govt. Satta ka khel!” wrote one person.
Another user, Jaswinder Singh, highlighted the need for good roads.
“The better roads lead to better investment in country. You will find the best roads where there is businesses around somewhere in other countries. Building better roads is liability in India. In India if there are roads there will be multiple tolls. Govts. don’t see quality roads as long term investment.”
“In India leave village or urban roads you don’t find one time investment quality roads closer to business hubs. The govt which will build quality long lasting roads with suitable maintenance contracts will last longer than anyone can ever imagine. Sher Shah Suri had a great vision on roads. Learn from him!”
The better roads lead to better investment in country. You will find the best roads where there is businesses around somewhere in other countries.
Building better roads is liability in India. In India if there are roads there will be multiple tolls. Govts. don’t see quality… https://t.co/hwxcvsGgEM
— Jaswinder Singh | AI | Crypto | Tech | (@Jaswinder_AI) October 14, 2025
(Edited by Muhammed Fazil.)
