As the City Police Commissioner walks into his office, he is accorded a guard of honour every day. But on Thursday, it was a bit different. The entire ceremony was conducted in Kannada, including the commands for the team of officials performing the ceremonial duty. Commands like “savadhana” for attention and “vishranti” for stand-at-ease, rung the air. Usually, these commands are in Hindi or English.
City Police Commissioner B. Dayananda posted bodycam footage of the guard of honour in Kannada he was accorded on social media platforms, drawing praise from all quarters. The commissioner said the Bengaluru City Police had adopted the Kannada commands and will henceforth use only Kannada commands in its march past events.
