<p>As the Karnataka bandh called by pro-Kannada groups enters into the second half of the day, normal life across the capital city Bengaluru and other parts of the state remained more or less unaffected. </p>.<p>Barring a stray incident of stone pelting at a bus in Dakshina Kannada district, the bandh was peaceful in the morning hours.</p>.<p>The bandh was called by the Karnataka Sangathanegala Okkoota, a group of organisations in Karnataka, who were demanding the implementation of a 1984 report related to reservation for Kannadigas in private and public sector jobs. </p>.<p>The report in question is the Sarojini Mahishi report compiled by a committee headed by former Union Minister Sarojini Mahishi to recommend job opportunities for Kannadigas in Karnataka through 58 recommendations. It submitted the report two years later in 1986.</p>.<p>The report suggested 100% reservation for Kannadigas across all Central public sector units and the state government-run PSUs and a minimum of 65 and 80 per cent jobs in Group A and Group B jobs respectively.</p>.<p>It also recommended reservation in Group-C and Group-D jobs in Central government departments. Along with that, the report committee also suggested that every personnel officer across industrial units in the state should be a Kannadiga and that the industries should appoint local people on priority. </p>.<p>Coming to the private sector, the committee recommended that all jobs barring the senior position or skilled jobs be reserved for Kannadigas. </p>
<p>As the Karnataka bandh called by pro-Kannada groups enters into the second half of the day, normal life across the capital city Bengaluru and other parts of the state remained more or less unaffected. </p>.<p>Barring a stray incident of stone pelting at a bus in Dakshina Kannada district, the bandh was peaceful in the morning hours.</p>.<p>The bandh was called by the Karnataka Sangathanegala Okkoota, a group of organisations in Karnataka, who were demanding the implementation of a 1984 report related to reservation for Kannadigas in private and public sector jobs. </p>.<p>The report in question is the Sarojini Mahishi report compiled by a committee headed by former Union Minister Sarojini Mahishi to recommend job opportunities for Kannadigas in Karnataka through 58 recommendations. It submitted the report two years later in 1986.</p>.<p>The report suggested 100% reservation for Kannadigas across all Central public sector units and the state government-run PSUs and a minimum of 65 and 80 per cent jobs in Group A and Group B jobs respectively.</p>.<p>It also recommended reservation in Group-C and Group-D jobs in Central government departments. Along with that, the report committee also suggested that every personnel officer across industrial units in the state should be a Kannadiga and that the industries should appoint local people on priority. </p>.<p>Coming to the private sector, the committee recommended that all jobs barring the senior position or skilled jobs be reserved for Kannadigas. </p>
