Another woman forced a woman passenger to speak in Hindi instead of Bengali in Kolkata Metro Rail. A video of this incident has gone viral on social media. In the video, the woman who cannot speak Hindi is also called 'Bangladeshi'.
The topic of imposing Hindi in different provinces of India is not new. However, as the focus of this incident is in Kolkata, there has been a strong reaction on the issue.
in the video It can be seen that a non-Bengali speaking woman says to another female passenger, 'You are not in Bangladesh. you are in india West Bengal is part of India. So you have to speak Hindi. Even though you live in India, you know Bengali but you don't know Hindi!'
In response to this, the Bengali-speaking woman protested in Bengali language. He said, 'I live in West Bengal, in my own place. not in your place You cannot come to my state and insult me for speaking in Bengali.'
During the incident, when other metro passengers tried to pacify the matter, the first woman retorted, 'The metro is not yours. West Bengal is not yours either.'
The Bengali-speaking woman could not remain silent. He clearly said, 'Metro is mine, West Bengal is also mine. Metro was built with the tax money of the people of Bengal, not with the tax money of your city.'
The argument soon became heated. Other metro passengers also expressed anger after a woman was called a 'Bangladeshi' for speaking in Bengali. In this context, there was a storm on social media.
Many people commented that it is normal to speak Bengali in West Bengal. Pressure to speak Hindi there is disrespectful to linguistic and cultural diversity.
This incident has once again brought to the fore the importance of respect for Bengali language and culture. This argument over language was not limited to the two women; Rather, it has now become an issue of national discussion.
