Karnataka Orders State Flag Display at Private Firms
Karnataka's Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced that private companies must hoist the state flag this month. The move follows a row over local jobs in IT and manufacturing. A pro-Kannada group, KRV, will collect data on how many Kannadigas companies employ.
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Context: Kannada is the language of Karnataka, and Kannada groups have long pushed for more local hiring in the state's IT hubs such as Bengaluru. The flag rule adds a state-identity question to that jobs debate.
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