The Karnataka State Employment of Local Candidates in the Industries, Factories and Other Establishments Bill, 2024, the government of Karnataka’s bill reserving seats for private sector employees, caused a great deal of indignation among business leaders and forced the Congress-led government to reverse course and postpone the contentious legislation.
Karnataka CM faces dilemma on job reservation bill
“100% reservation for Kannadigas” in the private sector was his announcement. Upon receiving critical feedback from business executives and industrialists, the CM removed his post on ‘X’ on Wednesday.
He made a U-turn and announced a delay for the contentious bill in his subsequent post on X.
“The bill approved by the Cabinet to provide reservation for Kannadigas in private sector organisations, industries and enterprises has been temporarily put on hold. This will be revisited and decided in the coming days,” the Chief Minister’s office said in a statement on Wednesday.
Controversy over Karnataka job reservation bill
Business executives and IT tycoons sharply criticized the reservation measure for Kannadigas in private enterprises on the grounds that it appears to discriminate <