Karnataka CM wants to remove Hindi from Bengaluru metro signboards!
Kartanatak Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wants Hindi to be removed from all signboards across state. After much poking by the Kannada Development Authority and protests by Kannada outfits, the CM asked the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) on Friday to drop Hindi from its signage.
This implies that only Kannada and English will be on all signboards.
The CM has written to the Centre that the 3-language format would be counterproductive, given the sentiments in the state. He mentioned that only Kannada and English in signage would be practical.
The protesters had attempted twice to deface the signboards the had Hindi scribbled on it, but BMRC had continued to use Hindi claiming that it was operating under instructions from the Centre.
LK Ateeq, principal secretary in the chief minister’s office, confirmed to Times of India that the government had issued instructions to BMRC to use only Kannada and English. This step is taken to end the ongoing controversy. However, it may not be a permanent solution since the Centre is an equal stakeholder in the project and is yet to step in.
In his letter to Union urban development minister Narendra Singh Tomar, chief minister Siddaramaiah wrote: “I would like to submit that the stand of the Government of India of using the three-language formula is not reasonable. Although both the Government of India and government of Karnataka have equal (50:50) equity stake in BMRC, the financial contribution of the state government is much more than that of the central government. Moreover, the supervision of operations and providing security to BMRC are the responsibility of the state government.”
“The state has also undertaken to repay all the loans contracted by BMRC and bear the operating losses. Therefore, it would be appropriate that the policies of the state government are implemented in the project. I would therefore request you to review your earlier decision in this regard”.
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