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Bengaluru woman’s viral post exposes rent hike pain for non-IT workers
A Bengaluru woman's Instagram rant about skyrocketing rents and hefty deposits has gone viral. In her post on the account 'Namma Rants', she said landlords assume all tenants work in IT and…
The Story in Brief
A Bengaluru woman's Instagram rant about skyrocketing rents and hefty deposits has gone viral. In her post on the account 'Namma Rants', she said landlords assume all tenants work in IT and earn in lakhs, ignoring that people have different jobs and salaries. She urged owners to consider non-techies when fixing rent, adding that survival in the city is becoming difficult due to continuous increases in rent and security deposits.
Social media users agreed, with some pointing out that many non-IT workers and even many techies do not earn in lakhs. One local resident said even Bangaloreans face the same problem. The woman also countered trolls who asked why she did not leave the city, saying people come to earn a living and cannot simply go back home.
The Indian Opinion
The familiar narrative that Bengaluru's rent crisis only hurts techies ignores a larger reality: non-IT workers, local residents, and even lower-earning IT staff are squeezed equally. Viral rants get attention, but the problem is structural: no rent control, no deposit caps, and no grievance mechanism. The real test is whether the Karnataka government will act on a 2023 promise of a rental housing policy, or let landlords peg all rents to tech salaries.
Source: livemint.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above.
