"My Party Demands...": Union Minister's Support Amid Karnataka Job Quota Row
NDTV
Mr Athawale's demand comes amid controversy in Karnataka over a move to reserve 70 per cent of non-management private sector jobs, and 50 per cent at management-level, for Kannadigas.
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said Wednesday that his party, the Republican Party of India (Athawale), "demands the Government of India and state governments" provide quotas for private sector jobs for candidates from OBCs, or Other Backward Classes. As a tech hub we need skilled talent and whilst the aim is to provide jobs for locals we must not affect our leading position in technology by this move. There must be caveats that exempt highly skilled recruitment from this policy. @siddaramaiah@DKShivakumar@PriyankKhargehttps://t.co/itYWdHcMWw
"Many people are there (looking for jobs in private sector companies) from SC and ST... but there is no reservation. Soon maybe government sector (companies) will also become private..."
"My party demands the Government of India and state governments give reservations to OBCs in the private sector. We are not opposing candidates from the General Category," Mr Athawale said.
