Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar, rebuked a government official on Tuesday for “forgetting Hindi.” The Chief Minister became irate with several of the officials present at the Kisan Samagam in Patna held at the Bapu Auditorium in Patna when they received criticism for speaking in English.
Nitish scolded officials for not speaking in hindi
They received advice from Kumar, who also scolded them for not speaking Hindi, their mother tongue.”What has happened to us? During Covid, people were stuck to their screens and after that everything has changed and people have forgotten their language. This is not right. You should use your state’s language,” he said.
Farmers were giving suggestions as part of the Kisan Samagam, which had been formed to develop the fourth agricultural roadmap. Yet, Kumar was upset because the police sometimes used English terms. He reminded them that farming is a job for the average man and questioned why they weren’t speaking their language properly.
Chief Minister expressed concern at how officials were losing touch with their roots
The Chief Minister expressed his concern at how people were losing touch with their roots and their mother tongue. He asked the officers to remember their cultural roots and to communicate in their mother tongues. Kumar went on to say that the officers should talk appropriately because they were invited to offer advice on agriculture.
“What is this? Can you not say sarkaari yojana? I am an engineer by training and my medium of instruction was English. But it is another thing to use the language for academic pursuits. Why must you do so in day-to-day life?” Kumar was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
“I want to point out to you the incongruity of using so many English words. Is it England? You are working in Bihar, practising agriculture which is the profession of the common folks,” Kumar was quoted by PTI.
After saying sorry, the official continued to speak in Hindi. The Chief Minister’s remarks have received a lot of social media attention.
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