The Trinamool Congress party has demanded from the central government that apart from Hindi and English, the signboard should also be in the local language. Being in the local language will be more convenient for the people. On Tuesday, during the Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, the issue was raised by party’s Sukhendu Shekhar Rai, then Chairman Venkaiah Naidu also agreed to it. He said that most of the signboards are in Hindi or English language, but the mother tongue should be given priority for these.
Speaking in Bengali, Roy pointed to the Bengali signage for Whitechapel station in the London Tube, which has now been installed in view of the large Bengali population in the area. Roy said central institutions across the country have signage only in Hindi and in English. it’s ok but local Language It should be installed in . Naidu called it an important issue. He raised the need for signage in the local language several times during the proceedings, not long after Roy’s brief speech.
He asked the ministers present in the house Arjun Ram Meghwal and Sarbananda Sonowal to take cognizance of the matter and inform their colleagues. Terming it as a good suggestion, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu told Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan that the matter should be discussed with the concerned ministry. Muraleedharan said that whatever orders are given by the Asan, they are passed on to the concerned ministry.
Vice President and Chairman Naidu said, “This (issue) is not limited to Kolkata, but is for every state. First signs should be in mother tongue, then in Hindi and English, otherwise local people will not understand. Congress MP Jairam Ramesh appealed to allies to “stop calling these languages regional languages.” He said that these are the national languages.
There has been a dispute over the local language and Hindi-English for a long time. On the other hand, the southern states want to give prominence to their regional language, while the north Indians want to maintain Hindi as the national language.