BANGALORE: The Karnataka State Human Rights Council, an NGO, has filed complaints against 454 organizations that did not give holiday to their employees on election day. The companies include corporates like Infosys BPO, Accenture, and others like DTDC and Big Bazaar.
Speaking to the media, Satishsaid that the complaints were based on information by employees themselves.
"Our survey had shown that a main reason for decline in voter turnout was that private companies were not giving holiday to employees.
We had held awareness campaigns and on election day, employees contacted us and we verified the condition personally.