CM Shivakumar seeks majority IT jobs for Kannadigas, rules out moral policing

Bengaluru, Nov 5 (UNI) Karnataka's contentious debate over employment opportunities for locals in the private sector has resurfaced, with Chief Minister D K Shivakumar asserting that Kannadigas must constitute the majority of the workforce in information technology companies while assuring the industry protection from interference and moral policing. His remarks have brought the focus back on the Congress government's unfulfilled promise of job reservations for locals, the stalled legislation on private-sector employment, and an intensified campaign by the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) seeking greater representation for Kannadigas in Bengaluru's technology industry. Addressing the 'Namma Shale Namma Javabdari' Individual CSR programme…