‘No Hindi, no English’: Woman’s viral post amid Kannada quota row | India News – Times of India

Amid massive uproar over Karnataka’s quota bill which has now been put on hold, a woman’s post of her harrowing experience in Bengaluru has gone viral. The woman claimed that she decided to quit her job as she felt homesick after being “engulfed by negativity”. Apart from her daily tussle with auto drivers, she recounted one particular incident when she called BESCOM office to complain about a power cut.She was asked to speak in Kannada, no Hindi and English, the woman claimed.
“I was working in Bangalore for 1.5 years. Married in Punjab, I wore chooda for the entire 1 year as it is a part of my tradition. It was clearly evident I was from North India,” Shaani Nani posted.
“What a harassment it was to commute in auto from flat to office and back. The audacity of local auto drivers to strike a conversation on why I was in Bangalore when I belonged to North, if I was learning Kannada, asking if I like anything apart from weather, asking for more money as I was newly married and pretending not to understand a word when I would talk in Hin/Eng,” she added.
“Once I called BESCOM to complain about power cut, the guy ended the call saying ‘No hindi, no English, only Kannada’. They only want to take care of problems of Kannada speakers,” the post read.

The woman also complained of Bengaluru weather drawing a volley of criticism as a user pointed out that no one forced her to go to Bengaluru. “It was your choice. Yes, jingoism towards non kannada tends to be high there, no harm in trying to adjust and learn a bit of local language. What the auto drivers do is wrong, absolutely. However of late, an air of hindi imposition across has stirred up sentiments towards own language especially in Bengaluru.. With or without anyone Bengaluru lives on, and with or without anyone India lives on..” a user wrote.
The woman countered and said she only shared her personal experience in a city without meaning any offence to anyone.
Karnataka quota bill
According to the Karnataka State Employment of Local Candidates in the Industries, Factories and Other Establishments Bill, any industry, factory or other establishments shall appoint 50 per cent of local candidates in management categories and 70 per cent in non-management categories. If the candidates do not have secondary school certificates with Kannada language, they would have to pass a Kannada proficiency test. Industry bodies have opposed to the bill and expressed apprehension that they would have to relocate to other states if knowledge of Kannada becomes a must for recruitment.