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Minister bemoans meagre allocation to Kannada research

Kannada and Culture Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi on Tuesday expressed disappointment over meagre funds released for research and development of Kannada after it was declared as a classical language.

What Hindi gets

Speaking in the Legislative Council on Tuesday during the discussion on the Kannada Language Comprehensive Development (Amendment) Bill, 2024, that was later passed unanimously, the Minister said that while Hindi received ₹ 1,000 crore, Kannada received a meagre ₹3 crore for research. “There has been grave injustice in this issue. Let there be discussion on it,” he said. When the Leader of the Opposition Kota Srinivas Poojary suggested that this discussion should be taking place in Parliament, the Minister pointed out that there were 25 BJP members of Parliament.

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