Fight in Kolkata Metro: Woman taunts Bengali-speaking fellow passenger in metro saying 'You are not in Bangladesh', people angry - watch video
A recent viral video of a woman in Kolkata insisting on speaking to a fellow metro train passenger in Hindi has created a stir on social media. Hindi imposition has been a sensitive issue in the southern states, especially Karnataka. "You are not in Bangladesh. You are in India. West Bengal is part of India, you should speak in Hindi...
A recent viral video of a woman in Kolkata insisting on speaking to a fellow metro train passenger in Hindi has created a stir on social media. Hindi imposition has been a sensitive topic in southern states, especially Karnataka. "You are not in Bangladesh. You are in India. West Bengal is part of India, you should speak in Hindi. Living in India, you know Bengali but not Hindi?" the non-Bengali speaking woman says in the video. The other passenger responds in Bengali: "I live in West Bengal, in my hometown, not yours. You cannot insult me for speaking in Bengali while living in my state."
পশ্চিমবঙ্গে দাঁড়িয়ে বাংলায় কথা বলার জন্য একজন বাঙালি মহিলাকে "বাংলাদেশি" বললো এবং নিগ্রহ করলো কিছু হিন্দিভাষী ব্যক্তি।
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When other passengers tried to intervene, the first woman said, "The metro is not yours. West Bengal is not yours." The Bengali woman replied: "The metro is mine, West Bengal is mine too. The metro is built with the money of the taxpayers of Bengal, not the taxes paid by the people of your hometown." Soon after, the controversy went out of hand as other passengers also objected to being called Bangladeshi for using the Bengali language.
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