Union Home Minister Amit Shah pitched for ‘one nation, one language’ on Saturday while greeting the nation on the occasion of ‘Hindi Diwas’. He emphasized on the need have a common language throughout the country, and Hindi by virtue of being “widely spoken” could fulfill that need. He also asked people to increase the use of mother tongue in their daily life to realise the dreams of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

“India is a country of different languages and every language has its own importance but it is very important to have a language of the whole country which should become the identity of India in the world. Today, if one language can do the work of tying the country to the door of unity, then it is the most spoken Hindi language,” Shah said in a series of tweets in Hindi.

भारत विभिन्न भाषाओं का देश है और हर भाषा का अपना महत्व है परन्तु पूरे देश की एक भाषा होना अत्यंत आवश्यक है जो विश्व में भारत की पहचान बने। आज देश को एकता की डोर में बाँधने का काम अगर कोई एक भाषा कर सकती है तो वो सर्वाधिक बोले जाने वाली हिंदी भाषा ही है। pic.twitter.com/hrk1ktpDCn

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— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) September 14, 2019

“Today, on the occasion of Hindi Day, I appeal to all the citizens of the country that we should increase the use of our mother tongue and also use the Hindi language as one language to realise the dreams of Bapu and iron man Sardar Patel. Happy Hindi Day,” he said.

आज हिंदी दिवस के अवसर पर मैं देश के सभी नागरिकों से अपील करता हूँ कि हम अपनी-अपनी मातृभाषा के प्रयोग को बढाएं और साथ में हिंदी भाषा का भी प्रयोग कर देश की एक भाषा के पूज्य बापू और लौह पुरूष सरदार पटेल के स्वप्प्न को साकार करने में योगदान दें।

हिंदी दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) September 14, 2019

JP Nadda, BJP’s working president also wished people on the occasion and said, “Hindi is the most spoken and understood language across India, which unites all of us in the thread of unity and is also our identity in the world. Wish you all a very Happy Hindi Day. Let us all increase the use of Hindi in our daily lives and inspire others as well.”

हिंदी भारत में सर्वाधिक बोली एवं समझी जाने वाली भाषा है जो हम सभी भारतीयों को एकता के सूत्र में पिरोती है एवं विश्व में हमारी पहचान भी है।

आप सभी को हिंदी दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।

आइए हम सभी अपने दैनिक जीवन में हिंदी के प्रयोग को बढ़ाएं एवं दूसरों को भी प्रेरित करें। pic.twitter.com/GAK1MWFezk

— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) September 14, 2019

Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala also wished on “Happy Hindi Day” on Twitter, “Hope and desire is Hindi. Hindi is the language that brings everyone together. Wishing all the writers, poets and journalists engaged in the service of Hindi literature, a very Happy Hindi Day…”

आशा-अभिलाषा है हिंदी,
सबको साथ लेकर चलनेवाली भाषा है हिंदी!

हिंदी साहित्य की सेवा में लगे हुए सभी लेखकों, कवियों और पत्रकारों को नमन करते हुए देशवासियों को हिंदी-दिवस की शुभकामनाएँ!!

— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) September 14, 2019

The Draft New Educational Policy 2019 submitted its report on May 31, 2019, recommended mandatory Hindi teaching in all schools which had created turmoil, especially in the southern states like Tamil Nadu. Other states like West Bengal, Maharashtra and Karnataka also protested over the issue.

The Human Resourse Development Ministry finally revised the draft.

Hindi Diwas is celebrated every year on September 14, marking the significance of the day when the country’s Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi as the official language of India.

One of the 22 scheduled languages of the country, Hindi was adopted as the official language of the country on September 14, 1949.