"This is against the sentiments of the people of the state." This MLA staged a walkout after the Governor spoke in Hindi in the Meghalaya assembly.
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00:00May I inform the governor that Meghalaya is not a Hindi-speaking state.
00:05We condemn the governor for addressing us in a language we don't understand.
00:30And here it speaks out very clearly that the business of the assembly shall be transacted
00:39in English.
00:40So to you, sir, may I inform the governor that Meghalaya is not a Hindi-speaking state.
00:47I would also like to remind each one of us that the people and the leaders of the state
00:55decided to part ways with Assam because the Assam government tried to impose Azmiz as
01:02an official language.
01:04So sir, I feel that we should not allow this to become a tradition in this house.
01:10The governor should address us in the language we understand, sir.
01:22We strongly condemn.
01:24This is against the sentiment of the people of the state, sir.
01:31I request the honourable member, on this issue, I feel there should be no opposition, no
01:37ruling.
01:38We should stand united as one.
01:43Down, down.
01:44We condemn the governor.
01:46We condemn the governor for addressing us in the language we don't understand.
01:51This is not the behaviour expected of an elected member.
01:54Mr. Speaker, sir, this is not the behaviour expected of the elected member.
01:58The honourable speaker, the honourable governor is addressing the house.
02:02Sir, the rules are very clear.
02:05The rules are very clear that if the written speech has been put in the house, the honourable
02:12members, the honourable members can.
02:15But there are restrictions.
02:18If an individual is not able to read English, then we cannot impose it on the individual.
02:24The written speech has been circulated in the house.
02:27Yes, but it should be transacted in English.
02:30The rule is clear.
02:31The rule is clear.
02:32Yes, and the rule also says that the written speech should be given.
02:35He's not able to read English and that's the limitation that is there.
02:38There is no reason that we should make this an issue.
02:41He's not doing it because he wants to do it.
02:43The people of the state have not given us the mandate to speak in Hindi in this house.
02:48Would you please sit down?
02:49Would you please take your seat?
02:50They're sending Hindi-speaking governors to us.
02:52We don't understand what they're talking, so we will stay to walk out.
02:56We don't want to be part of this proceeding, sir.
02:59And those who don't feel insulted, they may stay in their seats.