@RahulGandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition :

“Rating nahi, haq chaahiye.” “Insaan hai hum, ghulaam nahi.”
These powerful words from gig workers stayed with me during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Our Congress government in Karnataka has taken a historic step by issuing an ordinance that guarantees rights, dignity, and protection to gig workers.

These workers bring us food, deliver essentials, and drive us safely — in the heat, cold, and rain. Yet too often, they are blocked from their apps without explanation, denied sick leave, and paid according to opaque algorithms. We are changing that.

Karnataka’s new ordinance ensures:

• Social security
• Fair contracts
• Transparency in algorithmic pay
• An end to arbitrary blocking

This is how technology should serve people — driving innovation and justice. Rajasthan showed the way. Karnataka has acted. Telangana is next.

Gig and platform work is creating new opportunities and reshaping work relationships. Workers’ rights must be at the center of this new arrangement.

This is our vision — and we will take it to every state, and to the nation.