Union minister Piyush Goyal attacked Karnataka minister MB Patil for accusing the BJP government of ignoring Bengaluru's development. He said that the Congress government in Karnataka should focus on making the proposed Tumakuru township a Silicon Valley.

Commerce, industries and infrastructure minister MB Patil also sought Piyush Goyal's assistance in making the state's proposed Knowledge, Healthcare, Innovation, and Research City a global destination

The Union Minister said the Modi-government has a vision and commitment to build modern city infrastructure across Bharat, unlike the Congress, whose top leadership derides the country and its achievements even on foreign soil.

MB Patil said that it takes decades to build an ecosystem like Bengaluru and urged him to join for further development.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday slammed the Karnataka government for its apathy towards India's Silicon Valley in Bengaluru that is leading to many investors shifting away from the state. In r

The union minister’s comments were “unwarranted,” as Bengaluru is globally renowned for its technology and startup ecosystem, MB Patil told ET. The two ministers sparred on the microblogging site after Goyal’s comments at an event in Delhi on Monday went viral.

Karnataka industries minister MB Patil also questioned why Karnataka was excluded from the list of 12 industrial smart cities, defence corridors, allocation of funds and other projects