Kannadiga reservation bill: Will resolve this confusion, says Karnataka Minister MB Patil
Karnataka expressed their apprehensions about the new Bill approved by the cabinet that mandates 100 per cent reservation for Kannadigas in «C&D» grade government jobs, state Commerce and Industries Minister MB Patil said that they will have wide consultations, resolve the confusion and ensure that interests of Kannadigas are protected along with those of industries.
«I have seen that many people have apprehension regarding this...We will resolve this confusion...We will sit with the CM and resolve this so that it does not have any adverse effect...,» Patil said speaking to on Wednesday.
«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 industries,» Patil said in a post on 'X'.
The Karnataka Minister also emphasised that all states should be at their «competitive peak» in the «competitive era» of manufacturing and industrial revolution.
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«India is currently experiencing a manufacturing and industrial revolution driven by the global China Plus One policy. In this competitive era, states like Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana are striving to be at their best. It is of utmost importance for all states to be at their competitive peak,» Patil said.
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