If firms feel safe, they’ll work here: DK Shivakumar on row over Bengaluru pothole

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Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar defends Bengaluru’s global reputation, saying the city is safe and attracts lakhs of engineers and foreign professionals due to its strong talent pool

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00:00And Andhra Pradesh, welcoming those companies there, sir?

00:03Even you also welcome.

00:05Yet they welcome.

00:07If they feel that Bangalore is very safe for them, good for them, they will stay and do business.

00:12Why so many? Fortune 500 companies are here.

00:16More than 2.5 lakh engineers are already working here.

00:2225 lakh, sorry, 25 lakh engineers are working.

00:25In California it is only 1.3.

00:282 lakh foreigners are working here.

00:32Foreign passports are here in Bangalore.

00:34Why?

00:36Because the system is good.

00:38Good talent is there.

00:41Sir, on the port also, sir, saying that the Congress government has let down Bangalore city.

00:48And many companies are leaving the city for the issue.

00:52Mr. Kumar Swami doesn't have anything in Bangalore.

00:55So, he himself is responsible.

00:58Why he is not opening his mouth on the funds to the Bangalore?

01:02Ask him to get some 10,000 quotes from the Prime Minister for only roads.

01:07Earlier there was a scheme called Naram at the time of Manmoh Singh.

01:10I think he has forgot that.

01:13Not even a single day he has raised on the issues connected to the central government, helping the state government.

01:20To be on the news is just tweeting, that's all.

01:22Sir, but when will there be a solution to the potholes, sir?

01:25What measures have been taken by the government fund?

01:27I have already had a meeting.

01:31Yesterday night or so there was a big grain.

01:35I don't know how many potholes have been increased.

01:38But we wanted to make a permanent solution.

01:41I have called a meeting of that.

01:42I have given a deadline to them.

01:44The Chief Minister also has given me time since he is the GBA chairman on 6th evening.

01:50On Saturday evening, we are having a separate meeting on that.

01:54By the time we have asked all the officials to just come out with a plan of action on that, we are on the job.

02:01Threatening us, blackmailing us is left to them.

02:03We are not least bothered about it.

02:05We will do our...

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