Hindi imposition part of Akhand Bharat agenda: IPSA
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, April 28 2022:
International Peace and Social Advancement (IPSA) has contended that the central government's move of mak ing Hindi a compulsory subject till Class X in the North Eastern states is to wipe out indigenes of the region and in pursuance of the dream of RSS' 'Akhand Bharat' .
In a release, IPSA IPR secretary TK Meitei cautioned that Manipuri language/script and other mother languages of various ethnic groups will be lost forever if the ploy of the central government becomes successful.
The state government set up department of language, planning and implementation on September 4, 2013 for the preservation and development of indigenous languages.
Yet, preservation and development of the languages is still lagging behind as no proper initiatives have been taken up by the department and the government failed to provide adequate fund for it, he maintained.
TK Meitei stressed that people of Manipur want equal promotion and development of Meeteilon which is the lingua-franca of the.
state and other indigenous languages like Thadou-Kuki, Tangkhul, Rongmei, Vaiphei, Zou, Hmar, Kom, Mizo, Paite, Mao, Liangmei, Gangte, Poumei, Maring, Simte, Anal, Maram and Zeme.
Moreover, as education is included in the concurrent list prior approval should be taken from the states concerned by the union government before any decision with regard to imposition of Hindi.
As such, the move of making Hindi a compulsory subject till Class X is in violation of the provision of the Indian Constitution, he stressed.
TK Meitei continued that India is a union of different states and it should not destroy its 'unity in diversity'.
Such forceful imposition of Hindi language is non democratic, he maintained, while adding such forceful imposition has a hidden agenda behind it.
Meanwhile, Citizen's Association for Rural Development (CARD), Wabagai secretary Maibam Manishwar Khuman has stated that the organisation strongly opposes the statement of Union home minister on making Hindi compulsory till class X.Speaking in connection with the issue, M Manishwar pointed out that Manipur has its own language and script since time immemorial with many diverse communities also residing in the state.
Despite calling itself a democracy, there have been various instances of contrasting action with signs of colonial imposition and attempt to undermine small indigenous communities in India, he alleged.
Manishwar stressed that there is still a lot to do for developing the indigenous script, and hence, such imposition is unacceptable to the organisation.