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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that the Centre should ensure education through mother tongue.
Seeking a law to make mother tongue as the medium of instruction, the CM said that English and Hindi were "weakening talent of the children".
"English, Hindi are weakening talent of our children. Children of developed nations think, learn, dream in mother tongue but here situation is against it," Siddaramaiah said during Rajyotsava address.
"We need a law to make mother tongue as medium of instruction. Centre should ensure education through mother tongue," he said.
"Federal govt is meting out step-motherly treatment to Karnataka and imposing Hindi," he added.
"Grants given for development of Hindi, Sanskrit while other languages of country are neglected."
"Injustice is being done to classical language Kannada by denying adequate funds for its growth. We have to oppose all those who are anti-Kannada," Siddaramaiah said.
(With PTI inputs)