Coalition publishes Kannada translation of seventh ESA draft

…there is widespread public sentiment against it, especially in places such as Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru and Uttara Kannada, where people fear that it would result in their displacement and hit their livelihood. “ Currently, the narrative is being shaped by vested interests, who are spreading misinformation to mobilise support from local communities, ” claimed a coalition member. Notarised translation As a response, the coalition has translated the draft notification, notarised it, and made it publicly available. “We are not interpreting or explaining anything here.…

…limiting the understanding of a large section of the State on what the draft proposes. The Kannada translation of the proposed policy was published by the coalition to bridge this information gap. Information gap “ People are being asked to respond to a notification they cannot read, ” said Nirmala Gowda, from Mapping Malnadu which is part of the coalition. In Karnataka, the Directorate of Translations is responsible for translating Central and State legislations, Acts, and Rules into Kannada. The…