After the Karnataka government put a draft bill on quotas for Kannadigas in the private sector on hold, Kerala Minister P Rajeev on Thursday termed the state government move "unconstitutional" and said that there is no need for reservations as the country's youth are "talented."
After the Karnataka government put a draft bill on quotas for Kannadigas in the private sector on hold, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader CT Ravi termed it "natakbaazi" and said that in the state, the atmosphere is against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the Congress government.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that the bill enforcing 50 per cent reservation for administrative posts and 75 per cent for non-administrative posts for Kannadigas in private sector organizations, industries and enterprises has been temporarily put on hold.
A group of farmers, along with a pro-Kannada organization, protested in front of a mall in Bengaluru on Wednesday after an elderly man was allegedly denied entry to the mall because he was wearing a 'dhoti.'
Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkumar on Wednesday spoke on the state government's decision to reserve jobs in the private sector for Kannadigas and emphasized that investors need not be concerned. The Karnataka state cabinet on Monday approved a bill enforcing 50 per cent reserv
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on Wednesday that the cabinet, in its Monday meeting, approved a bill enforcing 50% reservation for administrative posts and 75% for non-administrative posts for Kannadigas in private industries.
"If such skills are not available, people can be outsourced and they can be given work here. But the Government is trying to bring in a law to give preference to locally available skills - if it is available here...," Karnataka Labor Minister Santosh S Lad said speaking to ANI.
"...If you want to promote Kannadigas for jobs, spend more money on higher education. Give training to them. Spend more money on skill development. Spend more money on internships, spend more money on apprenticeship programs. So they all become skilled. Not like this. What are you trying to
"Keeping the interests of #Kannadigas paramount, I will discuss this issue with the Hon'ble CM Sh @siddaramaiah, IT-BT Minister, Law Minister, and Labour Minister. We will have wider consultations. We will ensure that the interests of Kannadigas are protected, alongside those of the industri
As the Karnataka cabinet approved a Bill that mandates private industries to hire 100 per cent Kannadigas for "C and D" grade posts, several industry leaders objected to the move saying that it is "discriminatory" and raised apprehensions that the tech industry may suffer.
The Bill drafted by the Labour Department claimed that jobs of industries operating in the state are going to the states of North India. The Bill states that industries that get infrastructure including land and water from the state should give reservations for jobs to the locals, and thi