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Sameer Nigam cited his father’s example who worked in the Indian Navy and asked if his kids don’t deserve jobs in Karnataka as per the bill. (File Image/X)
The Karnataka government has put on hold a bill mandating reservation for locals in the private sector
PhonePe founder and CEO Sameer Nigam slammed the Karnataka government’s move mandating 100 per cent reservation to the locals calling it a “shame”. Nigam cited his father’s example who worked in the Indian Navy and asked “if his kids don’t deserve jobs in Karnataka” as per the bill.
“I am 46 years old. Never lived in a state for 15+ years. My father worked in the Indian Navy. Got posted all over the country. His kids don’t deserve jobs in Karnataka? I build companies. Have created 25000+ jobs across India! My kids don’t deserve jobs in their home city? Shame,” the PhonePe founder wrote in an X post.
I am 46 years old. Never lived in a state for 15+ yrsMy father worked in the Indian Navy. Got posted all over the country. His kids don’t deserve jobs in Karnataka?
I build companies. Have created 25000+ jobs across India! My kids dont deserve jobs in their home city?
Shame.
— Sameer.Nigam (@_sameernigam) July 17, 2024
The Karnataka government, however, has put on hold a bill mandating reservation for locals in the private sector. The Karnataka cabinet will discuss the issue in detail in the next cabinet meeting and decide on the future course of action. The latest development comes amid huge backlash over the bill.
“The bill approved by the cabinet to provide reservations for Kannadigas in private sector organizations, industries and enterprises has been temporarily put on hold. This will be revisited and decided in the coming days,” Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said in an X post.
Earlier in the day, the Karnataka cabinet approved a bill mandating 100 per cent reservation to Kannadigas, or local residents, for C and D-grade posts in private industries. The move was met with widespread by IT firms with Nasscom raising concerns over the bill, saying could hamper the growth of the industry, impact jobs, and force companies to relocate.
