‘No differences among Congress leaders’
Udupi: B.N. Chandrappa, MP, said there is no difference of opinion among leaders and workers of the Congress in Chitradurga Assembly segment and every one would work for the victory of party candidate Hanumali Shanmukhappa.
Speaking to reporters here on Friday, he said the number of aspirants was very high in Chitradurga Assembly segment and the party leaders have issued ticket to Hanumali Shanmukhappa based on certain political calculations. The same has been conveyed to the leaders and workers of the party, he said.
Mr. Chandrappa said the party has fielded Yogish Babu from Molkalmuru constituency and there is no proposal to change the candidate.
Chitradurga Assembly segment candidate Hanumali Shanmukhappa said he would file nomination papers on April 23.
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Affront to non-Hindi speaking people: Chidambaram slams use of Hindi words in bills' names
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader P Chidambaram has slammed the "increasing practice" of the government using Hindi words in the titles of the bills and said the change is an "affront" to the non-Hindi-speaking people.
Chidambaram said the non-Hindi-speaking people cannot identify a Bill/Act with titles that are in Hindi words written in English letters, and they cannot pronounce them.
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"I am opposed to the increasing practice of the government using Hindi words written in English letters in the title of the Bills to be introduced in Parliament," the former Union minister said late Monday night.
Hitherto, the practice was to write the title of the Bill in English words in the English version and in Hindi words in the Hindi version of the Bill, Chidambaram said.
"When no one pointed out any difficulty in the 75 year practice, why should government make a change?" he said.
"This change is an affront to non-Hindi speaking people and to States that have an official language other than Hindi," the Congress leader said.
Successive governments have reiterated the promise that English will remain an Associate Official Language, Chidambaram said.
"I fear that promise is in danger of being broken," the Congress MP said.
