‘A tomb for 3-language policy’: H D Kumaraswamy protests Centre’s ‘language discrimination’

In a tweet, he pointed out that SSC was conducting exams only in two languages to fill 20,000 vacancies. “Selected candidates can be deputed to any state. There is no option (to attend the exam) in Kannada or any other regional language. Do we need more proof for Hindi imposition and language discrimination?” he said.

Kumaraswamy alleged that BJP was working towards suppressing regional languages. “It appears that they are building a tomb for the three-language policy,” Kumaraswamy tweeted.

Pro-Kannada activists have demanded that the Centre ensure that the exams are held in Kannada and only Kannadigas be appointed to vacancies arising out of Karnataka.

ಕೇಂದ್ರದ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಆಯೋಗ (SSC) 20,000 ಹುದ್ದೆ ಆಯ್ಕೆಗೆ ಹಿಂದಿ-ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷ್‌ʼನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತ್ರ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಆಯ್ಕೆಯಾದ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಯನ್ನು ಯಾವ ರಾಜ್ಯಕ್ಕಾದರೂ ಕಳುಹಿಸಬಹುದು. ಕನ್ನಡ ಸೇರಿ ಯಾವುದೇ ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಗೆ ಅವಕಾಶವಿಲ್ಲ.

ಹಿಂದಿ ಹೇರಿಕೆ, ಭಾಷಾ ತಾರತಮ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಇದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ ಬೇಕೆ? 1/5 pic.twitter.com/upGS4AXwKE

— ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ | H.D.Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) October 7, 2022

Pro-Kannada activist Arun Javgal said that the Kannada Rakshana Vedike will launch a protest against the circular. He had tagged several prominent politicians of the state on Twitter asking them to speak out against the injustice being meted out to the youth of Karnataka.

Over the past several years, pro-Kannada activists had alleged that youth pursuing education in regional languages were being left out of central government job opportunities as exams were conducted only in two languages.

Before the controversy over SSC, pro-Kannada groups carried out numerous campaigns over the permitted languages in the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection exams.