New Delhi:

 The CISF has ordered an “enquiry” following Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Okay Stalin’s declare {that a} girl from his state was harassed by a constable of the power on the Goa airport after she mentioned she doesn’t know Hindi.

The Central Industrial Safety Drive (CISF) guards 67 civil airports of the nation.

“Heat Greetings. CISF is a CAPF with personnel representing all states of India. We take satisfaction within the nation’s linguistic variety and respect the identical whereas interacting with practically 10 lakh passengers each day. Nonetheless, we now have ordered an enquiry into the incident,” the power posted on X by means of its official deal with on Thursday.

The chief minister had posted on Thursday that “the recurring incidents of passengers from non-Hindi talking states going through harassment by CISF personnel for not realizing Hindi and being compelled to simply accept the misguided notion that Hindi is the nationwide language of India are deeply regarding”.

“Because the passenger Sharmilaa rightly identified, this isn’t simply a difficulty regarding people however displays a systemic insensitivity. It’s crucial that the @CISFHQrs takes quick steps to sensitise its personnel on methods to deal with passengers and educates them concerning the wealthy cultural and linguistic variety of our Union,” he wrote in English preceded by an identical submit in Tamil.

Discrimination has no place in India and let’s guarantee equal respect for all languages, Stalin had mentioned.

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