'We lack pride': Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw blasts Bengaluru garbage problem

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lack pride’: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw blasts Bengaluru garbage problem; Biocon chief stands firm after DK Shivakumar’s rebuttalTOI City Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Oct 16, 2025, 11:26 ISTShareAA+Text SizeSmallMediumLargeBiocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw criticized Bengaluru’s persistent garbage problem, calling it a “serious

malaise” and blaming past governments’ inaction. Her remarks drew criticism from Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who accused her of tarnishing the state, while Bengaluru residents rallied behind Shaw, demanding accountability for civic infrastructure. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw NEW DELHI: A

day after an online standoff on the city’s “poor infrastructure” with deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar, Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw refused to back down and, a day later, raked up Bengaluru’s unabated garbage problem on X on Thursday.Biocon chief

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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw highlighted the issue calling it a “serious malaise” and criticizing the failure of municipalities in major cities to tackle waste effectively.“Garbage is a serious malaise countrywide and no municipality of big cities has managed to solve it. Indore

and Surat seemed to have cracked it, but Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, etc., haven’t. Very very pathetic, which shows citizens’ lack of civic sense and huge apathy by both citizens and administration. We lack pride,” Shaw wrote on X.You Can Also

Check: Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Gold Rate Today in Bengaluru | Silver Rate Today in BengaluruShaw, who has previously voiced concerns over Bengaluru’s “creaking” infrastructure, poor roads, and traffic congestion, blamed the situation on past governments’ inaction.

In addition, “We are in this situation because of past governments’ failure to act in time. This government has the opportunity to change and act fast to fix these decades of deteriorating infrastructure. Government ministers need to hold the GBA

(Greater Bengaluru Authority) accountable for the shoddy and slow work. Here, the government and citizens need to be on the same page,” she reported.Her remarks drew sharp criticism from deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar, who accused her of “betrayal”

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and of tarnishing the state and country that helped her succeed as an entrepreneur. Shivakumar, who oversees the Bengaluru portfolio, and other senior Congress ministers have issued coordinated statements insisting that the city’s infrastructure is improving.Meanwhile, Bengaluru residents and citizen

groups rallied behind Shaw on social media. Whitefield Rising (@WFRising), a prominent citizen group, called it a “classic deflection tactic” and urged people not to fall for political posturing. In addition, Another user, Viky (@urstrulyvikass), wrote, “Ma’am, we stand with

you. It’s our fundamental right to ask or raise questions. We pay taxes and we should get basic infrastructure, water, and electricity.”The row underscores growing public frustration with Bengaluru’s civic infrastructure and highlights the tensions between citizens, experts, and government

authorities over accountability and city maintenance.About the AuthorTOI City DeskThe TOI City Desk is an indefatigable team of journalists dedicated to bringing you the pulse of cities from across the nation, all day and all night. Our mission is to

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