Bangalore: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who is on a 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' from Kanyakumari to Jammu and Kashmir, has made it clear that there is no intention to make Hindi the national language alone. At the same time, Rahul Gandhi has also said that there is no threat to regional languages like Kannada language. The special thing is that there is a lot of debate in political circles regarding the issue of language. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin have also given statements on this.
Rahul Gandhi said this while interacting with representatives and teachers of several educational institutions on Friday (October 7). Senior party leader and former minister Priyank Kharge, while giving information about the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' to the press, has said, 'There have been talks with Rahul Gandhi regarding the identity of Kannada. Then he said that every mother tongue is important. We respect all languages. Everyone has the right in the constitution.'
Kharge, in-charge of the media cell of the Karnataka unit of Congress, has said, "Therefore Rahul Gandhi has clearly stated that there is no intention to make Hindi the national language alone and there is no threat to the identity of your language (Kannada).'' He said the people who took part in the talks have confirmed that they are not associated with the Congress party, but are taking part in the yatra to save the Constitution.
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