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Bengaluru Potholes Row: P Chidambaram, senior Congress leader and former Union Minister, welcomed Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's offer to fund the road repair works in Bengaluru. He, however, highlighted that the real problem is not the lack of public money, but the execution of the public work.

"I noted with interest Mrs Kiran Mazumdar Shaw's offer to fund the development of some roads in Bengaluru. A great offer! Congratulations! BUT, the problem with our public works is not the lack of public money; the problem is in the execution of the public work," said the former Home Minister on X.

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"The governments can tweak Mrs Shaw's idea: Public money, tender, etc. can be followed to select the contractor. After selection, the contractor will be placed under the supervision of a willing company or industrialist like Mrs Shaw. The contractor will execute the public work (say, road). HOWEVER, the supervising company or industrialist will be responsible for the quality and timely execution of the work. Any penalties or cost-overruns will be borne by the supervising company or industrialist. Chennai or Bengaluru will be an appropriate place to experiment the idea. @DK Shivkumar @MK Stalin," his X post read further.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Meets Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar

Chidambaram's X post comes a day after the Biocon chief met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar to greet them on the occasion of Deepavali, and assured cooperation and 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 government to intervene.

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She has assured cooperation and support of the industry for the development of Bengaluru, said Shivakumar, who is also the Minister in-charge of Bengaluru Development.

"Biocon chief Kiran Muzumdar-Shaw visited Cauvery (CM's official residence) and wished Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Deepavali. Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti was present on the occasion," 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."

(With PTI Inputs)

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