Law on use of Kannada in all fields to be brought soon

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Giving a clarion call for popularising the use o f K a n n a d a language, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday declared that a bill will be introduced in the coming joint session of the State Legislature in December to enact a suitable law on the use of Kannada language in all fields.

Speaking after hoisting the Kannada flag on the occasion of the 67th Kannada Rajyotsava at Sri Kanteerava Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday, the CM said Kannada is the mother tongue as well as the ‘Rashtrabhasha’.

Once the law is passed, the BJP government will be the first to give legal protection to Kannada language. He also wanted a free and frank public discussion on the proposed legislation and said the government is ready to accept all suggestions with an open mind.

According to Bommai, in the next three to four years, over 3 lakh jobs would be created in the private sector. The state is also looking forward to Rs 7 lakh crore investment in the coming Global Investors Meet(GIM). As many as 8,000 new classrooms are being constructed in one year and it’s a record.

Since 1956 when the state was formed, so many classrooms have never been built in a single year. This project has been taken up under the name, ‘Viveka’. As many as 2.5 lakh government posts are vacant and they will be filled up in the next two years. This year, one lakh posts will be filled up. Once the vacant posts are filled up, it will provide jobs to Kannadigas and strengthen the economy.

It will also pave the way for a revolution in academics and industry, he said. “We have a great culture of welcoming everyone with an open mind and accepting everybody. While doing this, we have to ensure the protection of our mother tongue in all fields.

Today is a day to dedicate ourselves to provide quality education, health, employment, technology, software, science and basic infrastructure. We need to introspect on our six-decade journey and what can be done for the growth of Karnataka in the coming days”. Primary Education Minister B.C. Nagesh, MP P.C.Mohan, MLC Basavaraj Horatti, MLC Govindaraj and MLA Rizwan Arshad were present.