Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw shares DK Shivakumar’s publish on Ejipura flyover challenge; says BJP-JD(S) ‘did not prioritise’

Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Saturday welcomed the revival of building work on Bengaluru’s long-delayed Ejipura Flyover, calling it a “constructive growth” and taking a swipe on the earlier BJP and JD(S) governments for failing to prioritise the challenge.

“It is a constructive growth which is able to significantly relieve visitors congestion and has been 10 years within the making, which earlier BJP and JDS governments didn’t prioritise. Placing this on a precedence observe is an efficient transfer,” Shaw wrote on X (previously Twitter).

She was responding to Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s publish asserting that full-scale building of the flyover alongside the Koramangala–Ejipura stretch has resumed. “We’re dedicated to finishing the challenge by June 2026 and making certain this important hyperlink serves our residents with out additional delay,” he mentioned.

The Ejipura Flyover, meant to ease considered one of Bengaluru’s worst visitors choke factors, has been stalled for practically a decade on account of repeated delays. Shaw’s newest remarks sign a shift in tone from her earlier criticism of the federal government over Bengaluru’s civic infrastructure.

Earlier this week, Shaw had sparked a public trade with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar after highlighting a overseas customer’s criticism of poor roads and rubbish close to Biocon Park. “I had an abroad enterprise customer to Biocon Park who mentioned, ‘Why are the roads so dangerous and why is there a lot rubbish round? Doesn’t the federal government wish to help funding?’” Shaw posted.

Shivakumar had responded sharply on the time, saying, “If she desires to develop them (roads), let her do it. If she comes and asks, we’ll give her the roads.”

The newest trade, nonetheless, marks a thaw between the entrepreneur and the state authorities, as Shaw acknowledged the renewed concentrate on long-pending civic initiatives that might ease each day commuting woes within the metropolis.