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Bengaluru<\/strong>: Karnataka\u2019s Minister for Industry & Infrastructure, MB Patil, addressed concerns on Wednesday as the state, governed by Congress, gears up to introduce a bill that would reserve jobs for Kannadigas in the private sector.<\/p>\n This move has sparked outrage among top industry figures, who caution that it could diminish Karnataka\u2019s competitive advantage in attracting investments.<\/p>\n Biocon\u2019s founder, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, commented, \u201cAs a technology hub, we require skilled talent. While the goal is to create jobs for locals, we must ensure that our technological leadership is not compromised by this policy. There should be exceptions for highly skilled recruitment.\u201d<\/p>\n TV Mohandas Pai, former director of Infosys, criticized the bill as \u201cdiscriminatory, regressive, and unconstitutional,\u201d likening it to a \u201cfascist bill\u201d akin to George Orwell\u2019s \u2018Animal Farm.\u2019 He expressed disbelief that the Congress party could propose such legislation, which includes a government officer participating in the private sector\u2019s recruitment committees and necessitates a language test.<\/p>\n On Monday, the state cabinet approved \u2018The Karnataka State Employment of Local Candidates In the Industries, Factories and Other Establishments Bill, 2024.\u2019<\/p>\n Patil, having recently led a delegation to Japan and South Korea to attract investments, assured the media that he would address these concerns.<\/p>\n He plans to consult with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, IT\/BT Minister Priyank Kharge, Law Minister HK Patil, and Labour Minister Santosh Lad, aiming for broader discussions on the bill while considering the interests of Kannadigas. He affirmed, \u201cWe will make sure that the interests of Kannadigas are safeguarded, along with those of the industries.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [ad_2] [ad_1] Bengaluru: Karnataka\u2019s Minister for Industry & Infrastructure, MB Patil, addressed concerns on Wednesday as the state, governed by Congress, gears up to introduce a bill that would reserve jobs for Kannadigas in the private sector. This move has sparked outrage among top industry figures, who caution that it could diminish Karnataka\u2019s competitive advantage in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/OIP-1-3.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35504"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35506,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35504\/revisions\/35506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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