Electronic City joins anti-reservation stir

BANGALORE: Electronic City, Bangalore's IT hub, on Thursday joined the anti-reservation

stir. Many people including IT professionals, engineering and medical

students formed a human chain at the Electronic City.

Professionals from companies such as Infosys, Wipro, Timken, Siemens, Patni,

Satyam, HP and Trilogy took part in the protest.

“This is the first time that a protest against reservation in the private

sector, IITs and IIMs, is happening at Electronic City. We feel this is the best

way to build public opinion since a protest like this in Electronic City can

make an impact,” said Venkat, an employee of a leading IT services company and

one of the co-coordinators of the movement.

He added that the protesters were not striking work, but would work around

their office timings. This is a peaceful protest and more such protests are

being planned over the next few months under the banner of a group called “Youth

for Equality.”

The same group had taken out a rally here on May 28 protesting the central

government proposal.

Bangalore's IT captains such as Azim Premji and NR Narayana Murthy were

quite vocal in their views against the government's decision to increase 27

per cent reservation in premier educational institutions.

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