Let non-Hindi speaking candidates take CRPF recruitment exams in Kannada: Siddaramaiah urges PM
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Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly, Siddaramaiah on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow non-Hindi speaking CRPF aspirants to take the recruitment exam in Kannada. He also said that it’s an injustice for youth.
Taking to his official Twitter handle, the senior Congress leader asserted several aspirants willing to appear for the recruitment exam have to face difficulty as the CRPF exams are held in only Hindi and English languages.
“Language does not reflect the knowledge, it is just a medium of communication. Though candidates who have studied in Kannada medium are smart, they are unable to clear the exams because of language barrier. This is injustice towards our youth”, Siddaramaiah tweeted.
Language does not reflect knowledge, it is just a medium of communication.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 10, 2023
Though candidates who have studied in Kannada medium are smart, they are unable to clear the exams because of language barrier.
This is injustice towards our youth.#ಭಾಷಾತಾರತಮ್ಯ pic.twitter.com/VKXOb5vBoG
In another tweet, he urged the PM to allow candidates to write exams in Kannada. He further said it was important to relax the rule of writing to help candidates from non-Hindi states.
“I urge Prime Minister @narendramodi to immediately allow the candidates to write CRPF recruitment exam in Kannada too.It is important to relax the rule of writing the exam only in English & Hindi to help candidates from non-hindi states”, he added.
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Karnataka Governor gives assent to legislation against ‘honour killing’ in inter-caste marriages
Bengaluru: The government has brought into force the Karnataka Freedom of Choice in Marriage and Prevention and Prohibition of Crimes in the name of honour and tradition (Eva Nammava Eva Nammava) Act, 2026, intended to restrict ‘honour killings’ in inter-caste marriages.
According to The Indian Express, the legislation received assent from Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot on April 9 and was officially notified in the state gazette on April 10. The law had been passed unanimously by the state legislature last month.
The Bill was proposed by the Congress government in the wake of caste-linked ‘honour killings’ in the state, including the December 21, 2025, murder near Hubli of a 20-year-old Lingayat woman by her father for marrying a man from another caste.
The phrase ‘Eva Nammava Eva Nammava’ in the title is in reference to the message of universal humanity that the Lingayat saint Basavanna espoused. Basavanna, who rebelled against the caste system to lay the foundation of the Lingayat faith system, an amalgamation of all castes, used the words meaning ‘he is a part of me’ to say all people are one.
Under the new law, crimes committed in the name of ‘honour’, including murder, assault, threats, and social boycott, are specifically addressed with stringent punishments. ‘Honour killing’ offences carry a minimum imprisonment of five years, while serious assaults attract at least three years in jail.
The new law defines the social boycott of inter-caste couples as forcible eviction to remote corners of villages, refusal to provide services, refusal to provide work, refusal to conduct business, denial of loans and admissions to schools, and makes it punishable.
In the case of ‘honour killings’ per se, the new law prescribes a minimum imprisonment of five years, and in the case of assaults, a prison term that is not less than three years for serious injury and two years for minor injuries.
The offences under the proposed law are cognisable and non-bailable, which means police can carry out arrests without court permissions after taking up a case.
The legislation follows several reported inter-caste relationship-related killings in Karnataka in 2025, including cases in Raichur and another involving 18-year-old Kavita.
The law to protect the freedom of choice in marriages is among several social bills that the Congress government has brought out in line with its policies for the backward and downtrodden communities in the state.
