Overview
- Karnataka Rakshana Vedike launched a month‑long 'Agraha Abhiyana' and sent teams to IT parks and private firms to request hiring records and recruitment details.
- KRV activists, which visited companies across Bengaluru and other districts on Monday, handed over memorandums seeking total staff numbers, the share of Kannadigas, three years of recruitment data, hiring criteria, and responses to discrimination complaints.
- Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar publicly urged Kannada groups not to confront companies directly and said complaints should follow legal and dialogue routes, but KRV has continued its information‑gathering visits.
- KRV said some company representatives gave assurances they would share information and consider local hiring needs while the organisation plans to compile collected data and grievances into a report for the state government.
- The drive highlights a longer debate over local hiring in Karnataka's large IT‑BT sector and could affect state policy, investor relations, and job prospects for local youth if the government pursues formal measures or enforcement.