Synopsis: Over forty Karnataka Rakshana Vedike activists were arrested in Bengaluru after disrupting a Parliamentary Committee on Official Language meeting, protesting what they described as an attempt to impose Hindi on the state.

Over 40 activists from the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) were arrested by Bengaluru City police after they interrupted a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language at the Taj West End hotel, Race Course Road, on Thursday, 25 September.

The protesters alleged that the event was promoting the imposition of Hindi in all Central government offices in Karnataka under the guise of the Centre’s language policy.

The event, which had been ongoing since Tuesday, was scheduled to conclude on the day of the protests. According to police, at around 1

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