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The Department of Public Works (Buildings and Roads) has started modifying the road signs along the Bathinda-Faridkot National Road to put the Punjabi on top.
It seems that the Punjabi spirit of remaining unmatched has paid off in this case.
Recent protests by some organizations against the Punjabi’s relegation to third place on billboards, behind Hindi and English, prompted the state government to act quickly.
The Department of Public Works (Buildings and Roads) has started modifying the road signs along the Bathinda-Faridkot National Road to put the Punjabi on top.
The department has started work to restore the primacy of the Punjabi language on signs along national roads following instructions from the state government. “The chief engineer in charge of the national highways has been asked to complete the work as soon as possible,” Hussan Lal, secretary of PWD (B&R), told Hindustan Times.
Activists from the Dal Khalsa, Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), Bharatiya Kisan Union (Krantikari), Malwa Youth Federation and other organizations have demonstrated in recent weeks against the alleged “disrespect” shown to the Punjabi by wearing it. down on the signs.
They smeared signs along the highway, removing words in Hindi and English and leaving place names only in Punjabi. Protesters demanded place names on Punjabi signs at the top.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal had also demanded that the primacy of the Punjabi language on national highway signs be restored in the state, saying the people of Punjab were “hurt” by the trend. existing.
PWD (National Roads) chief engineer AK Singla said the contractor has started to “rectify†signs on a 120 km stretch of the Bathinda-Amritsar national road. “The work will take about three weeks. We hope to complete it by November 20, â€he said.
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