Bengaluru, Nov. 5 -- Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said the state government would protect technology companies from interference and moral policing, but expected them to ensure that Kannadigas formed the majority of their workforce, amid renewed demands for job reservations for locals in Bengaluru's IT sector.

"We will ensure that no one misuses their office and that there is no moral policing. The government will protect the industry, but companies must take responsibility for ensuring that Kannadigas are employed in large numbers. We will not interfere in matters of skill. However, companies must ensure that Kannadigas form the majority of their workforce because we have a large pool of human resources in the sta...