The Karnataka government has paused, and will further study, a bill directing private firms in the state to reserve jobs for Kannadigas. The bill, cleared Monday, requires firms in India's IT capital to prioritise local hires for 70 per cent of non-management roles and 50 per cent of management-level jobs. In this episode of Left, Right & Centre, we discuss, 'Karnataka's local quota in jobs: Parochialism pips professionalism?