BENGALURU: Soon, Karnataka police will bid adieu to Hindi and English commands during parades and replace them with Kannada Neelamani N Raju, Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP), has written to the home department, seeking permission for implementation of Kannada commands.Sources in the state police head’s office said the letter was sent recently to the deputy secretary (police services), home department. A list of Kannada commands has been prepared and implemented only in Belagavi district since 2016.The office of the deputy secretary (police services) said all officials are now busy with election duty and the matter will be taken up later.A committee formed in 2017 and headed by additional DGP (admin) S Parashivamurthy went through different police manuals and submitted a report to the state police chief. Also, on March 7 this year, the committee visited Belagavi and looked into the demonstration of Kannada commands and came back impressed, said an official.Deputy secretary (police services) JD Madhuchandra Tejaswi said he is yet to go through the letter and that an appropriate authority will take a final call.Barring in Belagavi, police in the state have been issuing English and Hindi commands, borrowed from the Indian Army . This shift to Kannada is going to make a huge difference. One such attempt in 1980s however turned out to unsuccessful, recalled a source at the DGP office.Another source in the police department said BR Ravikanthegowda, deputy inspector general, fire and emergency services, has played a crucial role in translating English and Hindi commands into Kannada when he was the SP of Belagavi district. The personnel were also trained to issue and respond to Kannada commands.Sources said the Belagavi police initiative happened in the backdrop of huge Marathi influence in the district. “We wanted to bring more of Kannada not just in administrative matters, but also other aspects. A set of police officials, including Ravikanthe Gowda, prepared Kannada commands and on November 1, 2016, they issued them. It was welcomed by the public and the police department. The DVD and the manual prepared were sent to the state police chief and a committee was formed to implement it across the state,” said an official.

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