Job quota aims to help reverse deprivation of jobs for Kannadigas: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said his government's priority is to look after the welfare of Kannadigas as they are not getting jobs in their own land, responding to the criticism over the state's proposed law mandating quotas in jobs for locals in private industries.
«We are a pro-Kannada government. We want to help Kannadigas lead a peaceful life with a job in their own land,» he said in a post on microblogging platform X. Within hours after his post, he announced he was putting the bill on hold after the proposed law came under widespread attack. The CM, in a post on X, said the government would revisit the bill after elaborate discussion at the next cabinet meeting.
He had called the proposed law a historic effort towards protecting the interests of local Kannadigas and reversing the deprivation of jobs for them.
The proposed law had mandated a quota of 50% jobs for locals at management and 75% at lower levels.
As the government came under fire from captains of industry and industry bodies, industries minister MB Patil and IT/BT minister Priyank Kharge sought to allay concerns arising from the proposed law.
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Patil, who led a team of senior officials to Japan and South Korea recently to seek investments, said he would discuss with the CM, IT/BT minister, law minister HK Patil and labour minister Santosh Lad. «We will ensure that the interests of Kannadigas are protected, alongside those of the
