Internal Opposition Mounts in Karnataka Government Over Private Jobs Quota Bill

 Police on Wednesday claimed to have cracked the killing of former Bihar minister Mukesh Sahni’s father, with the arrest of the prime accused after he “confessed” his involvement in the crime.

Earlier in the day, police had detained four persons, including the prime accused, for questioning in connection with its probe into the murder of Jitan Sahni, father of Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahni.

“The accused, identified as Qazim Ansari (40), a resident of Supaul Bazar locality where the former minister’s ancestral home is also located, has confessed his involvement in the crime. During interrogation, Ansari told police that he had borrowed a sum of Rs 1.5 lakh from Sahni’s father against a piece of land he owned.

Republic impact, the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government has put the Private Jobs Quota Bill on hold

Announcing the order, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said, “The draft bill intended to provide reservations for Kannadigas in private sector companies, industries, and enterprises is still in the preparation stage. A comprehensive discussion will be held in the next cabinet meeting to make a final decision.”

According to sources, internal Opposition mounts in within the Karnataka government as ministers give CM the opinion that they will lose industry opportunities further

Karnataka CM’s decision to put on hold a bill mandating reservations for locals in the private sector follows huge backlash from the industry. 

Karnataka pauses quota in private jobs bill after huge backlash

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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath meets state governor Anandiben Patel. 

 

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Sepoy Ajay Singh Naruka who’s mortal remains reached his native village in Jhunghunu, Rajasthan lost his life in Doda encounter. 

Sepoy Ajay Singh Naruka’s mortal remains reach his native village in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.

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Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini says "We will provide these Agniveers a relaxation of 3 years in the maximum age prescribed for government posts in Group B and C. In the case of the first batch of Agniveers, this age relaxation will be 5 years. The government will provide 5% horizontal reservation for Agniveers in direct recruitment to civil posts in Group C and 1% horizontal reservation in Group B. If Agniveer is given a salary of more than Rs 30,000 per month by any industrial unit, then our government will give a subsidy of Rs 60,000 per annum to that industrial unit..."

“We will provide these Agniveers a relaxation of 3 years in the maximum age prescribed for government posts in Group B and C,” said Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini 

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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma speaks exclusively to Republic Media's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami over Muslim population.

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Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar speaks to media on the state cabinet approving a bill mandating 100% reservation for Kannadigas in private sector for Group C and D posts.

“We are not trying to have a strong hold on industries. Karnataka stands for so many things like education, infrastructure, recourses. We have to take care of our talent and resources also”, says Congress leader Santosh Lad on Karnataka Reservation Bill.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and Dy CM DK Shivakumar chair a meeting to discuss issues related to the state amid ongoing backlash for passing bills with ‘100% quota for Kannadigas in private jobs'. 

On the Karnataka Reservation Bill, Karnataka Minister MB Patil says, “I have seen that many people have apprehension regarding this...We will resolve this confusion...”

Amid backlash on 100% quota for Kannadigas in private jobs, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has deleted his post on ‘X’ about the same. 

According to the bill, if the private companies fail to prioritise the Kannadigas for jobs in the state, a fine of amount Rs 10,000 to Rs 25,000 will be levied. Not just this, Rs 100 will be collected from that particular company every day, until the local employer count reaches the one mentioned in the bill.

The Bill drafted by the Labour Department claimed that jobs of industries operating in the state are going to the states of North India; it states that industries that get infrastructure including land and water from the state should give reservations for jobs to the locals.

The bill seeks to reserve 50 per cent of management jobs and 75 per cent of non-management jobs for locals in the private sector. The Karnataka government is also contemplating 100 per cent reservation for locals in "C&D" grade government jobs.

Businessman and philanthropist TV Mohandas Pai says, "...If you want to promote Kannadigas for jobs, spend more money on higher education. What are you trying to achieve by this?..."

Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge says, “The bill has been brought in by the labour department. They are yet to consult with the industry, the Minister of Industry and the Department of Information Technology.”

"The Cabinet meeting held yesterday approved a bill to make it mandatory to hire 100 per cent Kannadigas for "C and D" grade posts in all private industries in the state. It is our government's wish that the Kannadigas should avoid being deprived of jobs in the land of Kannada and should be allowed to build a comfortable life in the motherland. We are a pro-Kannada government. Our priority is to look after the welfare of Kannadigas," he posted on X.

"This bill should be junked. It is discriminatory, regressive and against the constitution @Jairam_Ramesh is govt to certify who we are? This is a fascist bill as in Animal Farm, unbelievable that @INCIndia can come up with a bill like this- a govt officer will sit on recruitment committees of the private sector? People have to take a language test?" Pai said in a post on 'X'.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced that the Karnataka cabinet has passed a bill requiring full reservation for Kannadigas in the private sector for Group C and D positions; the industry has criticised it. 

Attacking Tejashwi Yadav over the Jitan Sahani Murder Case, JD(U) leader Neeraj Kumar said, “Nobody knows where is Tejashwi Yadav. His tweet came 14 hours after the death. Is he not with the plight of Mukesh Sahani?”

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On the brutal murder of Jitan Sahani, BJP MLA Mishrilal Yadav said, “We criticise this act. This is a ruthless act…”

Fire broke out at Shop no 8, Gulati Restaurant, near Bikaner House in Pandara Market; no casualties have been reported.

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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju at Baltal base camp for holy Amarnath Yatra in Jammu & Kashmir.

Lover killed a woman, her sister and father in Saran, Bihar.

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