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Tripura governmentโ€™s reported move to replace Kokborok with Hindi as the second language for news channels has drawn flak from several quarters.

The Left parties and the Congress criticized the BJP-led coalition government for its proposal aimed to โ€˜enable people from other states to understand news that was local to Tripura.โ€™

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According to Hindustan Times report the proposal was mentioned in a document from the stateโ€™s information and cultural affairs department. The document reportedly mentions the minutes of the meeting which was held on April 6.

The governmentโ€™s reported move invited the wrath of netizens also. โ€˜Just bcoz @BjpBiplab canโ€™t speak kokborok,@BJP4India wants to replace it with Hindi.@Pradyotmanikya Maharaj, we will never allow thisโ€™, Angshuman Deb Barma tweeted.

โ€˜I am not sure if @BjpBiplab is behind this move! It is suicidal for any party to promote this move. It has surely been imposed from Nagpur,โ€™ Pradyot Manikya, working president of Tripura Congress, tweeted.

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Congress and CPI-M also came down heavily on the ruling alliance partner IPFT for โ€˜supportingโ€™ the reported move of the BJP-led government.

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