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XBengaluru: Faced with mounting criticism from industry leaders over Bengaluru’s infrastructure woes, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday urged them to stop "hurting" the city and the state that have contributed to their growth.

Shivakumar, who also holds the Bengaluru Development portfolio, appealed to industry leaders not to forget their "roots"— Bengaluru, Karnataka, and its people—and asked them to be patient, stressing that "there is a limitation for everything."

The state government has faced sustained criticism over the city’s poor roads and traffic congestion.

Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw recently reignited the debate by sharing on 'X' a visiting overseas business executive’s scathing remarks on Bengaluru’s infrastructure.

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