JAIPUR: Phrases like “adam pata” (handle not identified), “khana talashi” (location search) and “bayan tahriri” (written assertion) will likely be phased out of police parlance in Rajasthan, with the house division in search of Hindi or English alternate options for Urdu and Persian phrases in crime information, experiences and investigation information.
State house minister Jawahar Singh Bedham mentioned in an Oct 3 directive to DGP U R Sahoo that phrases and phrases “in use for the reason that Mughal period” had been typically complicated and tough for newly recruited police personnel and public to understand.
This, he reasoned, has led to “important communication errors and misunderstandings”. The minister mentioned Thursday that using Urdu and Persian in police procedures dated again to when it was obligatory for law-enforcement and different businesses to know the language utilized by the rulers of the time.
The minister mentioned Hindi ought to exchange Urdu in all police documentation and communication to make sure readability. He informed TOI that PM Narendra Modi has beforehand flagged using Urdu terminology in authorized paperwork and procedures, calling for “a extra accessible language” in official processes.
Bedham has sought a proper proposal from the DGP to provoke deliberate adjustments.
