Nasscom, India Inc flay Karnataka’s jobs-for-locals plan

The Karnataka government put on hold its decision to bring in legislation for reserving private sector jobs for Kannadigas hours after announcing it on Wednesday, following widespread backlash from the technology sector and industry captains who termed the move regressive.

In a post on microblogging platform X in the evening, chief minister Siddaramaiah said the Bill was still in the “preparation” stage and that the government would make a decision on it after an elaborate discussion at the next Cabinet meeting.