Kannada vs Urdu Next? Amid the Kannada vs Hindi debate, CM Siddaramaiah-led Congress Government came under fire from the Opposition BJP over a notification that mandated Urdu as a must-know language for Anganwadi teachers. The notification has sparked an outrage with the BJP accusing the Congress of carrying out ‘Muslim appeasement’.
“The announcement of the Congress government of the state that to get a job as an anganwadi teacher, one should know Urdu language is condemnable. The backdoor attempt to appease the Muslim community in the recruitment of Anganwadi teachers and allow only them to get jobs is once again highlighting the insidious policy of the Congress,” said BJP leader and former MP Nalinkumar Kateel.
State Congress government’s declaration that Urdu language must be known if an Anganwadi teacher gets a job. Yes.
Anganwadi also favors the Muslim community in the recruitment of teachers, so that only they can get the job. Yet again the crooked policies of the Congress are being shown.
Unbearable… pic.twitter.com/M6Ry24dOr3 — Nalinkumar Kateel (@nalinkateel) September 23, 2024
The BJP said on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Minister of Women and Child Welfare, Karnataka’s official language is Kannada. Please respond.”
@INCKarnataka government is pouring Urdu into Kannada channel.
उर्दु उर्डु As per the requirement, an official order has been issued from the Women and Child Welfare Department.
CM @siddaramaiah अवेरे, महिल्या और छिल्ड़ने… pic.twitter.com/SX3S9VwXwB
— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) September 23, 2024
According to reports, since Urdu is not an official language and is primarily offered as an optional subject in Urdu-medium schools, mandating it as a requirement for Anganwadi recruitment appears unjustified. The Karnataka government under Congress, since 2017, had been planning to introduce Urdu teaching in Anganwadi centres.