In the same query, Roy also sought to know the national language of the country, to which the information officer replied that there was no mention of national languages in the Constitution.
I wonder why this is so surprising for the Mid-Day reporter. Anyone going through the Constituent Assembly debates can figure out that it was decided after due deliberations that India would not have any language with the status of a "national language". Rather, Hindi in Devanagari script was chosen as the "official language", with provision made for simultaneous use of English for official purposes.