Haryana

• 19 Aug 2021

Ban On the Term

Why in News

• On August 18, 2021, the Haryana government banned in official communication the use of the expression ‘Gorakh Dhanda’, generally used to describe unethical practices.

Key Points

• The decision was taken by Chief Minister Manohar Lal after a delegation of the Gorakhnath community met him.
• The Gorakhnath community had urged him to ban the use of the word 'Gorakh dhandha' and said that Gorakhnath was a saint and using this term hurts the sentiments of his followers.
• The chief minister said that as Guru Gorakhnath was a saint and using this word in any official language, speech or in any context hurts the sentiments of his followers, therefore the use of this word in any context has been completely banned.