Kunal Kamra now criticized many quick-commerce platforms like Blinkit for being infamous stingy in payment and forcing long hours onto gig workers, in doing so showing the absence of regulations in the industry.
After a notable feud with CEO Bhavish Aggarwal in 2024, which involved back-and-forth over some largely unresolved customer complaints and issues regarding the delivery of defective products, Kamra began to direct his ire, entering 2025, towards the quick-commerce platforms such as Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, and Zepto, which have sprouted up in major Indian cities to provide grocery and household deliveries in no time.
While customers appreciate the convenience of these services, Kamra has spoiled the mood with his appraisal of the lower-case gig economy. He condemns unjust wages and long hours of work as two main point-blank issues that generally escape the common eyes of the public.
On New Year’s Eve, Kamra asks the CEO of Blinkit questions.
Kamalir’s indictment began on New Year’s Eve as Dhindsa was busy tweeting himself the spike in order by Blinkit. Dhindsa shared little fun tidbits like 1.2 lakh packs of condoms and 45,000 mineral water bottles.
Kamra posed a question to the CEO about the wages of delivery boys on Blinkit: “Could you share figures on the average amount that was paid to your delivery partners during 2024?” He duly stressed “delivery partners”, a nice Cassandra reference in view of how companies try to deny gig workers the status of employees. By categorizing them thus, firms might avoid paying them good salaries and providing medical, and other subsidiary benefits.
Criticism of Gig Economy’s Exploitation
Kamra has further elaborated in his subsequent posts regarding the fact that gig workers are exploited by platform owners & they are not job creators. They are landlords without real estate.” CEOs are seemingly neither creative nor innovative; proven to profit from exploitation.
Kamra has described these CEOs as “gangster-like,” making money off their workers by exploiting laws as they see fit. His posts have generated excellent traction, resulting in over 190,000 views. Many who supported his viewpoint took to Twitter, one saying that the majority of gig workers are earning below the minimum wage after costs and the platform owners boast billion-dollar valuations. Kamra’s scathing criticisms gave voice to ever-growing concern over fairness and ethics in this burgeoning realm of “quick commerce.”
