Karnataka won’t allow Hindi imposition, says CM Siddaramaiah
Mandya (Karnataka), Apr 22 (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister on Monday said his government would not allow the imposition of Hindi by the Centre, reaffirming the state's commitment to the two-language policy.
Addressing reporters at Addihalli in Mandya, he said, “I will not allow Hindi imposition. If the Centre tries to impose it then we will not accept it. That is our state government’s stand.”
He clarified that Karnataka follows a two-language policy-- Kannada and English.
“The policy is to teach mother tongue and English,” he said.
When told that Hindi was already being taught in some schools, the CM replied, “We don’t have a three-language policy. We will teach only Kannada and English.”
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
