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Pointing to Andhra Pradesh law Sena demands 80 percent jobs for locals in Maharashtra

Pointing at the recent law enacted by Andhra Pradesh that has made it mandatory for existing and upcoming industries in the state to reserve 75 percent jobs for local, Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) chairman and Shiv Sena MLA, Uday Samant on Wednesday demanded that the Maharashtra government also enact a similar law guaranteeing 80 percent of the jobs in private companies to local youth. Sensing the importance of the issue as Assembly elections are fast approaching, the Sena has stolen the march over its rivals by first making the demand. Late Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray formed the Shiv Sena on June 19, 1966 out of his anger over the domination of south Indian community in local jobs. The Sena soon thereafter formed the Sthaniya Lokadhikar Samiti to further its sons-of-the-soil theory. In February 2008 the Sena was first to launch attacks on youth from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar who came to Mumbai in search of jobs. Not to be left behind, its arch rival the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) in October 2008 attacked youth from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar at Kalyan railway station who had come to appear for Railway Recruitment Board jobs here. However, now with the MNS courting the opposition Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led alliance, it will be difficult for the Raj Thackeray led MNS to revive its sons-of-the-soil plank. In August 2010 the MNS cadres had attacked Taxi drivers from North India in Mumbai. The YSR Congress Party led government of Chief Minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Wednesday passed the Andhra Pradesh Employment of local candidates in the Industries-Factories bill, 2019. The new law mandates existing and upcoming industries in the state to reserve 75 percent jobs for local youth. Andhra Pradesh is the first state in the country to enact such a law . Speaking to newspersons here, MHADA chairman and Sena MLA Uday Samant stated that he would soon be writing to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis urging that Maharashtra too enact a similar law which guarantees 80 percent jobs in private companies for local youth. He said that such a law will make it binding on the companies to give jobs to local youth and help in reducing unemployment. He urged Yuva Sena president Aaditya Thackeray to take the lead in pushing for such a law in Maharashtra. As per the Economic Survey of Maharashtra for 2018-19, about 1,67,641 unemployed youths had participated in one of the job fairs organized by the government. It must be noted here that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government after coming to power in 2014 had winded up the State Employment Exchange and hence there are no official authentic figures available on unemployment in Maharashtra. Read the full article