Bengaluru, : Former Chief Minister and Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday criticized entrepreneurs like Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw for commenting on Bengaluru’s potholes instead of taking concrete action. Speaking to the media, he stressed that merely criticizing serves no purpose and authorities must focus on repairing the city’s roads.

“Instead of targeting Mazumdar-Shaw, officials should close the potholes. Reports daily claim Bengaluru’s roads are full of potholes, which is not entirely true,” Kumaraswamy said. He highlighted the inconvenience caused to city residents due to poorly maintained roads and compared the current administration’s slow pace with his tenure.

“During my tenure as CM, no entrepreneur ever criticized road works. In 2006–07, approval was given for widening 59 roa

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