Harsimrat's message lost in translation

A screenshot of Harsimrat’s FB post.

Muktsar: Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal posted a message on her Facebook wall on Saturday, alerting the public about fraudsters who were misusing her name to dupe people. She wrote, “They are taking money from them (people) to get them enrolled in fake government schemes. This is a conspiracy of the rivals to defame us…” However, her post’s Punjabi translation became a laughing stock, “Je koi tuhanu sarkari schema vich naam darj karvaun de badle paise mangda hai taan osnu paise den ton pehlan osdi jaanch padtaal karo.” A Facebook user quipped, “Matlab paise taa dene hi painge. Veero dhyaan naal padh ke dekho ki likhya (That means we will have to pay to get enrolled in government schemes).”

Contributed by Archit Watts
Courtesy: The Tribune