‘Stop migration to Karnataka’: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw hits out at Bengaluru administration over failure in garbage management, viral post sparks debate

Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has once again criticised Bengaluru’s garbage management crisis, sparking a conversation over civil negligence and accountability. In her post, Shaw targeted the city’s lack of civic sense and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s failure in waste management.

“A combination of lack of civic sense and the incompetence of @bbmp in managing city garbage and debris has made our city filthy. Citizens must cooperate by not dumping garbage and creating ugly dark spots. Pourakarmikas need to be given better equipment and training to keep the city clean,” Shaw wrote on X.

Her comments come at a time when the newly formed Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) is racing to address potholes and repair roads across the city. The civic issues have also taken on a poli