Hindi should not be made a regional language. The people from UP has already ensured that it does not become a national language by claiming first right on it. These people can recall Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Rabindra Nath Tagore were strong supporters of Hindi, which was considered a common thread among Indians. Original UP languages are Braja Bhasa, Awadhi etc. Hindi was meant to be a link language encompassing a broad spectrum of Indian languages. Some Hindi Scholars damaged the case of Hindi becoming national language by claiming Braja, Awadhi, Maithil, Bhojpuri as old hindi and present Hindi as New Hindi. He could have clubbed the other indian languages too as old instead of just languages from UP and Bihar as such.
