Letters to The Editor — December 7, 2024

Bills and their names

Going by the grotesque and unintelligible names being given to new laws and central government sponsored programmes, the BJP-led government at the Centre appears to be totally insensitive to the impact in non-Hindi speaking States (“Uproar in House over Hindi names for Bills”, December 6). Proceedings in Parliament are conducted as if the south does not exist. The government would do well to understand that it could be sowing the seeds of alienation with its insensitive acts.

Manohar Alembath,

Kannur, Kerala

The knack of the current dispensation to christen Bills in Hindi is unwarranted and misplaced. The non-Hindi speaking States have rightly raised their opposition, when such names are difficult to pronounce for even a Hindi speaker. The government ought not to use this as a subterfuge to aggravate the linguistic divide. It is advisable that the primary medium of naming Bills be in English for easier understanding across the country. Hindi can be used as the secondary medium.

Aanya Singhal,

Noida, Uttar Pradesh

The Centre’s language push is nothing but imposition. It is bizarre to be having the Centre defending the move as a “reflection of Indian culture and legacy”. Bona fide Indian culture and legacy lie in unity in diversity and inclusiveness.

S. Seshadri,

Chennai

The government of the day is an alliance government. It is baffling how its allies have agreed to “Hindi imposition”, which is violative of constitutional requirements and anti-people.

D. Sethuraman,

Chennai

‘Traitor’ barb

The BJP draws a false equivalence between the Opposition’s demand for a JPC probe into the Adani issue as derailing India’s growth story. Does it mean to say that it is okay having unethical and illegal business practices as a driver of the economy? Corruption cannot be condoned in the name of “wealth creation” or “infrastructural development” by a tycoon. The BJP is trying the use of ploys such as “India-baiters” and the “foreign hand” to deflect attention from the Adani issue.

G. David Milton,

Maruthancode, Tamil Nadu

E-pass issuance

There are some ‘computer mayams (centres) in Coimbatore that are charging exorbitant rates to issue an e-pass for travel to the Nilgiris and other places. The Tamil Nadu Government can fix a rate for this pass to be issued. It was exasperating to pay ₹130 for an e-pass recently. There are mayams that charge the pass holder between ₹30-₹50 for the pass and printout.

Vivek Vincent John,

Coimbatore