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Kumaraswamy attacks Shah, CM Yediyurappa for 'ignoring' Kannada during event

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 1/18/2021 12:15:28 PM

Bengaluru, Jan 17 Former Karnataka chief minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy sought an apology from Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa for "ignoring Kannada language" during the foundation stone-laying event of the Bhadravathi Rapid Action Force (RAF) Centre in Shivamogga. On Saturday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa participated in the foundation stonelaying ceremony for RAF unit in Karnataka. Kumaraswamy has alleged that Kannada language was not included on the inscription plaque unveiled on the occasion. Kumaraswamy said both the BJP-led government at the Centre and BJP-led state government in Karnataka have "ignored" the Kannada language and betrayed the people of the state. He event went on to accuse Amit Shah for having "anti-Kannada attitude" and ignoring the "Kannada language". "Both the Union and state govt have betrayed people of Karnataka by ignoring the Kannada language. The BJP uses Tamil in Tamil Nadu for elections and in Karnataka, they ignore it. All of us have been let down," Kumaraswamy said. In a series of tweets, Kumaraswamy claimed Amit Shah and CM Yediyurappa have "betrayed Kannadigas" by ignoring the Kannada language. "Union Home Minister @AmitShah 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 is in only Hindi and English. It clearly shows that Kannada has been ignored though the foundation stone has been laid in Karnataka," Kumaraswamy said on Twitter. "It is the responsibility of the Centre to show due respect towards the languages of the state as our country.