Nara Lokesh vs Priyank Kharge Amid Karnataka Quota Row

Two different state’s IT ministers got into verbal fight amid Karnataka quota row. Karnataka IT minister Priyank Kharge targeted Andhra Pradesh IT minister Nara Lokesh after the later invited Bengaluru-based companies to Andhra.

Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh invited Bengaluru-based Nasscom to Visakhapatnam. This comes after Nasscom voiced its displeasure over Karnataka’s quota in private sector jobs bill. In a post on X, Lokesh said, “We understand your disappointment. We welcome you to expand or relocate your businesses to our IT, IT services, AI and data center cluster at Vizag.”

Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge questioned Andhra Pradesh IT minister Nara Lokesh on wooing Karnataka companies to Andhra. Nara Lokesh invited Nasscom to Vizag amid Karnataka quota row. Replying to this on X, Priyank Kharge questioned, “Wouldn’t you also like to ensure that every company invested in Andhra Pradesh employs deserving, trained and skilled individuals from Andhra Pradesh?”