Bengaluru infrastructure row: Days after sparring, Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw meets CM Siddaramaiah, DKS; pledges cooperation & support

BENGALURU: Biocon chief Tuesday met Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar to greet them on the occasion of Deepavali, and assured cooperation & support for Bengaluru's development.

Shaw has been critical of Bengaluru's infrastructure woes by highlighting them through her social media posts, and has been repeatedly urging the state govt to intervene.


Shivakumar, also the minister in-charge of Bengaluru Development, later told reporters that Shaw has assured cooperation and support of the industry for the development of Bengaluru. "Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw visited Cauvery (CM's official residence) and wished chief minister Siddaramaiah on the occasion of Deepavali," the CM's office said in a statement.

Shaw met Shivakumar at his Sadashivanagar residence in Bengaluru. Asked whether there was any discussion regarding Bengaluru with Shaw, Shivakumar, said, "Of course, they (industry leaders) have agreed that they are going to cooperate with the development of Bengaluru and they will not hurt Bengaluru. They will support the system."

He added that he has called a meeting of local bodies adjacent to Greater Bengaluru Authority area. "I will be visiting those areas on Thursday and on Friday. There is a huge difference in tax between those areas and Bengaluru Corporation. We have to see to it that all those areas are also developed." The state govt has come under criticism over the poor state of roads and traffic issues in the city for some time now.