RPG Enterprises Chairman Harsh Goenka known for his candid social media has sparked a debate on X with his latest post on the microblogging site as he trained guns on Infosys co-founders Narayana Murthy and Nandan Nilekani suggesting that the two billionaires essentially turned Bengaluru into an overcrowded concrete mess from a serene haven. A few bright IItians... Once upon a time Bengaluru was a serene haven—morning walks in Cubbon Park leisurely drives in Premier Padmini and lazy afternoons spent in quaint bookstores. Then a few bright IITians got some seed money from their better halves and now… we spend more time stuck on Outer Ring Road than enjoying the ‘Garden City’ breeze. Progress they call it! Goenka wrote while sharing a picture of Murthy and Nilekani on X. Bengaluru now a concrete jungle The post went viral garnering varied reactions from users with a major portion agreeing with Goenkas take on the matter. Bengaluru was a paradise in 1991 now it’s just concrete and congestion lamented one user. You forgot to add - they also created a generation of VIPs - Vested in Peace ESOP millionaires a second user wrote. It is progress. Just not a sustainable one a third noted. Making sure you are stuck in traffic at least 70 hours a week one user jibed. Progress has a price However some users defended the transformation of Bengaluru calling it a case study in urban evolution. Growth comes with a price. Instead of complaining we should think of ways to improve the rural economy to reduce migration suggested one user. Other blamed poor urban planning for the traffic chaos and congestion You can’t have it both ways. IT companies brought prosperity but poor urban planning led to today’s problems reads a comment. We cant have butter on both sides of the bread & eat it conveniently too Goenka Saheb. I have never seen Bengaluru not even when it was called Bangalore. The most likely oversight by the town planners of the MCB might have been their decision to permit IT & many other companies to come up either inside the city limits or just adjacent to it. That must be biting the city dwellers now another user wrote. Narayana Murthy and Nandan Nilekani both IITians co-founded Infosys in 1981 transforming Bengaluru into the IT capital of India