A man from Bihar who was working at a food stall in Bengaluru complained of language-based harassment by the locals and was seen breaking down in a viral video. He was allegedly abused and belittled for not being able to communicate in Kannada and even received threats from locals.
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In a video that took the internet by storm, the man said, “I am from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur and I work at a food stall in Bengaluru. The people who come to our stall have a major problem with the Hindi speaking people. What do they think of themselves? Will they kill us? Everybody abuses and belittles us, without even showing mercy. I request the government to do justice to the Hindi speaking people in Karnataka.”
Trigger warning – Abusive language in the video
The man further broke down and said that he even received death threats from the locals. “A few people came to eat food and I served all of them. I work hard to make ends meet and all I receive is abuse and hate. What is a Hindi speaking man to these people? Is being Bihari a crime? Do we not belong to this country? I challenge, come and kill me now. I am ready,” the man was screaming in the video which was shot infront of his workplace. He uploaded the viral video on his Facebook profile.
Responding on this issue, Bengaluru police commissioner, Pratap Reddy told the enqiry has been initated and the person has left to Bihar. “We found out that there was an altercation between him and another group who only knew Kannada. It was not a harassment issue. However, we have initiated an enquiry on this,” he said.
The top cop also urged the residents to dial 122 to report any such incidents and avoid posting on social media. He further said, “If anyone dials 112 in trouble, within 30 minutes our teams will reach the spot. If the issue is not resolved, then the people can opt to reach out through social media. Bengaluru is a cosmopolitan city and mutual respect should be there between people from all regions.”
