Days after the Punjab and Haryana High Court quashed a law guaranteeing 75% reservation in private sector jobs for residents of Haryana, several stakeholders, including industrialists, workers, contractors, and trade union leaders, are breathing a sigh of relief.
Vikas Gupta, general secretary of the Manesar Industries Welfare Association, which is one of the petitioners in the case, hopes that the verdict will prevent political outfits across the country from promising such laws.
“Why can’t someone from Uttar Pradesh get a job in Haryana? The law was against the spirit of the Constitution. I hope every State and political party gets this message loud and clear,” Mr. Gupta said.
