Bengaluru:Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy sought an apology from Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa for "ignoring Kannada language" during the foundation stone-laying event of the Bhadravathi Rapid Action Force (RAF) Centre in Shivamogga.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy today tweeted against Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Karnataka's BJP leaders. In the tweet, he raised concern over Kannada not being used on a plaque unveiled at a RAF unit's foundation stone-laying ceremony at Bhadravathi in Shivamogga. The use of only English and Hindi on the panel was an "insult to the pride of Kannadigas", the JDS leader said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone for the RAF unit in Bhadravathi of Shivamogga district on Saturday. But the inscription plaque unveiled on the occasion to mark the foundation stone laying in only Hindi and English. It clearly shows that Kannada has been ignored though the foundation stone has been laid in Karnataka, said Kumaraswamy.
It is the responsibility of the Centre to show due respect towards the languages of the state. as our country, which is known for its diversity, has adopted the three-language formula to ensure that the importance of state languages is not undermined. But the violation of such a sensitive norm by the Union Home Minister himself is an insult to the Kannada language as well as Kannadigas, said HDK leader.