The Congress hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on Hindi saying one should not stir up any controversy on a sensitive issue which has been settled with maturity by India's Constitution makers.
Addressing a press conference, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said, "Let me make it very clear if that is true, the Home Minister should know that Hindi has been declared the national language long back.
"Secondly when you see the Constitution of the country, it clearly recognises India's diversity. The Constitution of India recognises 22 languages, they are all Indian languages spoken by a large number of people," he said.
Sharma was responding to a question on Shah's remarks of 'one nation, one language'.
Cautioning the government, the Congress Rajya Sabha MP said, "We should not stir up controversies on a sensitive issue which has been settled with maturity by India's Constitution makers and Prime Ministers after independence. Especially I am referring to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru."
Sharma said when the issue of language came up, the three- language formula was adopted.
"And that language formula should not be tinkered with and no indication should be given of a rethink which will create strife and unrest in the country," he said.
He said all the languages besides Hindi, which is spoken by a majority of the people, are equally important.
Congress cautions BJP on Hindi: Don't stir up controversy
20:00 September 14
We should not stir up controversies on a sensitive issue: Cong leader
17:20 September 14
When Kannada Diwas will be celebrated: Kumaraswamy
JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy sought to know from Prime Minister Narendra Modi when 'Kannada Diwas' would be organised across the country.
"The Central government is celebrating 'Hindi Diwas.' When will you celebrate Kannada Diwas Mr Narendra Modi, which is also an official language like Hindi? Remember that the people of Karnataka are part of the federal system," Kumaraswamy tweeted.
17:19 September 14
Languages are the window of knowledge: Siddaramaiah
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ಹಿಂದಿ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಭಾಷೆ ಎಂಬ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಪ್ರಚಾರ ನಿಲ್ಲಲಿ,
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) September 14, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
ಅದು ಕನ್ನಡದಂತೆಯೇ ೨೨ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಭಾಷೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಎನ್ನುವುದು ತಿಳಿದಿರಲಿ. ಸುಳ್ಳು-ತಪ್ಪುಮಾಹಿತಿ ಮೂಲಕ ಭಾಷೆಯನ್ನು ಬೆಳೆಸಲಾಗದು.
ಭಾಷೆ ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕೊಡು-ಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತದೆ.#HindiDiwas #HindiImposition
">ಹಿಂದಿ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಭಾಷೆ ಎಂಬ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಪ್ರಚಾರ ನಿಲ್ಲಲಿ,
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) September 14, 2019
ಅದು ಕನ್ನಡದಂತೆಯೇ ೨೨ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಭಾಷೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಎನ್ನುವುದು ತಿಳಿದಿರಲಿ. ಸುಳ್ಳು-ತಪ್ಪುಮಾಹಿತಿ ಮೂಲಕ ಭಾಷೆಯನ್ನು ಬೆಳೆಸಲಾಗದು.
ಭಾಷೆ ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕೊಡು-ಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತದೆ.#HindiDiwas #HindiImpositionಹಿಂದಿ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಭಾಷೆ ಎಂಬ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಪ್ರಚಾರ ನಿಲ್ಲಲಿ,
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) September 14, 2019
ಅದು ಕನ್ನಡದಂತೆಯೇ ೨೨ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಭಾಷೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಎನ್ನುವುದು ತಿಳಿದಿರಲಿ. ಸುಳ್ಳು-ತಪ್ಪುಮಾಹಿತಿ ಮೂಲಕ ಭಾಷೆಯನ್ನು ಬೆಳೆಸಲಾಗದು.
ಭಾಷೆ ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕೊಡು-ಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತದೆ.#HindiDiwas #HindiImposition
Tweeting in Kannada, former chief minister Siddaramaiah said, "The lie that Hindi is a national language should stop. Let it be known to all that it is just like Kannada, one among the 22 official languages of India. You cannot promote a language by spreading lies and fake information. Languages flourish by affection and respect for each other."
However, the Congress leader reminded that he was not opposed to Hindi but the attempt to impose a language.
"Languages are the window of knowledge. It should be nurtured by love and not by force. I too oppose the Hindi Diwas celebrations," he tweeted.
13:47 September 14
Hindi isn't every Indian's "mother tongue"- President of AIMIM
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Hindi isn't every Indian's "mother tongue". Could you try appreciating the diversity & beauty of the many mother tongues that dot this land? Article 29 gives every Indian the right to a distinct language, script & culture.
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) September 14, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
India's much bigger than Hindi, Hindu, Hindutva https://t.co/YMVjNlaYry
">Hindi isn't every Indian's "mother tongue". Could you try appreciating the diversity & beauty of the many mother tongues that dot this land? Article 29 gives every Indian the right to a distinct language, script & culture.
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) September 14, 2019
India's much bigger than Hindi, Hindu, Hindutva https://t.co/YMVjNlaYryHindi isn't every Indian's "mother tongue". Could you try appreciating the diversity & beauty of the many mother tongues that dot this land? Article 29 gives every Indian the right to a distinct language, script & culture.
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) September 14, 2019
India's much bigger than Hindi, Hindu, Hindutva https://t.co/YMVjNlaYry
President of AIMIM Asaduddin Owaisi in a tweet said: Hindi isn't every Indian's "mother tongue". Could you try appreciating the diversity & beauty of the many mother tongues that dot this land? Article 29 gives every Indian the right to a distinct language, script & culture. India's much bigger than Hindi, Hindu, Hindutva.
13:44 September 14
We have been continuously waging protest against imposition of Hindi- DMK president MK Stalin
DMK president MK Stalin said, "We have been continuously waging protest against imposition of Hindi. Today's remarks made by Amit Shah gave us a jolt, it will affect the unity of the country. We demand that he takes his statement back."
13:41 September 14
Pro Kannada organizations held protest
Karnataka Ranadheera Pade and other pro Kannada organizations held a protest in front of town hall in Bengaluru against Hindi Diwas.
13:16 September 14
Amit Shah's tweets on Hindi Diwas have already garnered in sharp reactions
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah greeted the nation on the occasion of ‘Hindi Diwas’ and asked citizens to increase the use of the language in their every day works to realise the dreams of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Saturday.
“India is a country of different languages and every language has its own importance but it is very important to have a language of the whole country which should become the identity of India in the world. Today, if one language can do the work of tying the country to the door of unity, then it is the most spoken Hindi language,” Shah said in a series of tweets in Hindi.
Amit Shah's tweets have already garnered in sharp reactions. He has also been accused of promoting language supremacy.
Also read: Only Hindi can unite the nation : Amit Shah
20:00 September 14
We should not stir up controversies on a sensitive issue: Cong leader
The Congress hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on Hindi saying one should not stir up any controversy on a sensitive issue which has been settled with maturity by India's Constitution makers.
Addressing a press conference, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said, "Let me make it very clear if that is true, the Home Minister should know that Hindi has been declared the national language long back.
"Secondly when you see the Constitution of the country, it clearly recognises India's diversity. The Constitution of India recognises 22 languages, they are all Indian languages spoken by a large number of people," he said.
Sharma was responding to a question on Shah's remarks of 'one nation, one language'.
Cautioning the government, the Congress Rajya Sabha MP said, "We should not stir up controversies on a sensitive issue which has been settled with maturity by India's Constitution makers and Prime Ministers after independence. Especially I am referring to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru."
Sharma said when the issue of language came up, the three- language formula was adopted.
"And that language formula should not be tinkered with and no indication should be given of a rethink which will create strife and unrest in the country," he said.
He said all the languages besides Hindi, which is spoken by a majority of the people, are equally important.
17:20 September 14
When Kannada Diwas will be celebrated: Kumaraswamy
JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy sought to know from Prime Minister Narendra Modi when 'Kannada Diwas' would be organised across the country.
"The Central government is celebrating 'Hindi Diwas.' When will you celebrate Kannada Diwas Mr Narendra Modi, which is also an official language like Hindi? Remember that the people of Karnataka are part of the federal system," Kumaraswamy tweeted.
17:19 September 14
Languages are the window of knowledge: Siddaramaiah
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ಹಿಂದಿ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಭಾಷೆ ಎಂಬ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಪ್ರಚಾರ ನಿಲ್ಲಲಿ,
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) September 14, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
ಅದು ಕನ್ನಡದಂತೆಯೇ ೨೨ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಭಾಷೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಎನ್ನುವುದು ತಿಳಿದಿರಲಿ. ಸುಳ್ಳು-ತಪ್ಪುಮಾಹಿತಿ ಮೂಲಕ ಭಾಷೆಯನ್ನು ಬೆಳೆಸಲಾಗದು.
ಭಾಷೆ ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕೊಡು-ಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತದೆ.#HindiDiwas #HindiImposition
">ಹಿಂದಿ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಭಾಷೆ ಎಂಬ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಪ್ರಚಾರ ನಿಲ್ಲಲಿ,
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) September 14, 2019
ಅದು ಕನ್ನಡದಂತೆಯೇ ೨೨ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಭಾಷೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಎನ್ನುವುದು ತಿಳಿದಿರಲಿ. ಸುಳ್ಳು-ತಪ್ಪುಮಾಹಿತಿ ಮೂಲಕ ಭಾಷೆಯನ್ನು ಬೆಳೆಸಲಾಗದು.
ಭಾಷೆ ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕೊಡು-ಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತದೆ.#HindiDiwas #HindiImpositionಹಿಂದಿ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಭಾಷೆ ಎಂಬ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಪ್ರಚಾರ ನಿಲ್ಲಲಿ,
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) September 14, 2019
ಅದು ಕನ್ನಡದಂತೆಯೇ ೨೨ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಭಾಷೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಎನ್ನುವುದು ತಿಳಿದಿರಲಿ. ಸುಳ್ಳು-ತಪ್ಪುಮಾಹಿತಿ ಮೂಲಕ ಭಾಷೆಯನ್ನು ಬೆಳೆಸಲಾಗದು.
ಭಾಷೆ ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕೊಡು-ಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತದೆ.#HindiDiwas #HindiImposition
Tweeting in Kannada, former chief minister Siddaramaiah said, "The lie that Hindi is a national language should stop. Let it be known to all that it is just like Kannada, one among the 22 official languages of India. You cannot promote a language by spreading lies and fake information. Languages flourish by affection and respect for each other."
However, the Congress leader reminded that he was not opposed to Hindi but the attempt to impose a language.
"Languages are the window of knowledge. It should be nurtured by love and not by force. I too oppose the Hindi Diwas celebrations," he tweeted.
13:47 September 14
Hindi isn't every Indian's "mother tongue"- President of AIMIM
-
Hindi isn't every Indian's "mother tongue". Could you try appreciating the diversity & beauty of the many mother tongues that dot this land? Article 29 gives every Indian the right to a distinct language, script & culture.
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) September 14, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
India's much bigger than Hindi, Hindu, Hindutva https://t.co/YMVjNlaYry
">Hindi isn't every Indian's "mother tongue". Could you try appreciating the diversity & beauty of the many mother tongues that dot this land? Article 29 gives every Indian the right to a distinct language, script & culture.
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) September 14, 2019
India's much bigger than Hindi, Hindu, Hindutva https://t.co/YMVjNlaYryHindi isn't every Indian's "mother tongue". Could you try appreciating the diversity & beauty of the many mother tongues that dot this land? Article 29 gives every Indian the right to a distinct language, script & culture.
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) September 14, 2019
India's much bigger than Hindi, Hindu, Hindutva https://t.co/YMVjNlaYry
President of AIMIM Asaduddin Owaisi in a tweet said: Hindi isn't every Indian's "mother tongue". Could you try appreciating the diversity & beauty of the many mother tongues that dot this land? Article 29 gives every Indian the right to a distinct language, script & culture. India's much bigger than Hindi, Hindu, Hindutva.
13:44 September 14
We have been continuously waging protest against imposition of Hindi- DMK president MK Stalin
DMK president MK Stalin said, "We have been continuously waging protest against imposition of Hindi. Today's remarks made by Amit Shah gave us a jolt, it will affect the unity of the country. We demand that he takes his statement back."
13:41 September 14
Pro Kannada organizations held protest
Karnataka Ranadheera Pade and other pro Kannada organizations held a protest in front of town hall in Bengaluru against Hindi Diwas.
13:16 September 14
Amit Shah's tweets on Hindi Diwas have already garnered in sharp reactions
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah greeted the nation on the occasion of ‘Hindi Diwas’ and asked citizens to increase the use of the language in their every day works to realise the dreams of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Saturday.
“India is a country of different languages and every language has its own importance but it is very important to have a language of the whole country which should become the identity of India in the world. Today, if one language can do the work of tying the country to the door of unity, then it is the most spoken Hindi language,” Shah said in a series of tweets in Hindi.
Amit Shah's tweets have already garnered in sharp reactions. He has also been accused of promoting language supremacy.
Also read: Only Hindi can unite the nation : Amit Shah
Amit Shah's comments on Hindi language: Who said what
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