Use of Hindi, English over Kannada on banners, plaques at event attended by Amit Shah sparks outrage

Former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and pro-Kannada organisations condemned the prominence given to Hindi and English languages over the Kannada language, at the RAF unit foundation-stone laying ceremony at Bhadravathi, held on January 16.

The plaque unveiled by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, within the presence of Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa, carried particulars of the event solely in Hindi and English. The banner on the dais additionally carried content material of the programme solely in Hindi.

Mr. Kumaraswamy, in a collection of tweets on the night of January 16, stated “It is unpardonable that despite getting land from Karnataka for the RAF unit, Kannada has been completely ignored in the foundation-stone plaque. Amit Shah should give an explanation to the Kannadiagas regarding why the three-language formula was violated in the foundation-stone plaque”.

He stated the act of the Union Minister, Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, who had been all current on the event, was “nothing but betrayal of Kannadigas”. Those who tolerate insult to the dignity and honour of the land and its language weren’t match to carry the reins of the State administration, he stated.

Mr. Shah laid the muse stone for 97 battalion of RAF at Bhadravati. The State Government supplied 50.29 acres of land for the unit.

Karnataka Rakshana Vedike president T.A. Narayana Gowda, in a submit on social media, stated Kannada should be used prominently in any authorities programme held in Karnataka. “Kannadigas need not tolerate the deliberate imposition of Hindi”, he stated. His group has given a name for a twitter marketing campaign on the night of January 17 opposing the imposition of Hindi.

Besides, many Twitter customers condemned the side-lining of Kannada at the programme.