Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch
21/07/2011
Press Release
Jagmeet Singh Brar should have read the National Education Policy and
the Right to Education Act 2009 before making the irresponsible
statement justifying the ill-conceived Medium of Instruction (MoI)
decision of the Congress Govt. in Goa. Brar and Reddy should first
inform Goans whether Governments of Punjab and Andhra Pradesh, give
grants-in-aid to English Medium Primary Schools; if those Governments
have rejected this MoI Policy in their States, acceptance of that Policy
in Goa only indicates the eagerness of the Indian National Congress to
sacrifice the linguistic and cultural ethos of Goa for a possible
political mileage in the ensuing Assembly Elections, said Smt.
Shashikala Kakodkar, Convener, BBSM, in a Press Release issued here
today, referring to the statement of Shri Brar, yesterday in Goa.
Accusing Brar of making statements that are irresponsible and ignorant
of Goa’s history and culture, Smt. Kakodkar warned that Goans will
subject the Congress Party to unprecedented humiliation in the ensuing
Assembly Elections, unless the Govt. withdraws its recent decision on
grants-in-aid to English Medium Primary Schools, and reverts to the all
India Policy of patronizing Primary Education only through Indian languages.
Ridiculing Brar’s advice to agitators to sit and discuss the issue with
Govt. instead of taking the issue to streets, Smt. Kakodkar pointed out
that it is the Govt. which should have initiated discussions with all
stakeholders before taking a decision on the issue. The time for
discussion is now over, and the BBSM agitation, which is fast spreading
through the youth of Goa will intensify further, inspite of the strong
arm tactics of the Govt., warned Smt. Kakodkar.
Brar and Reddy should know that the Portuguese Colonialists, unlike the
British, ruled with the Sword in one hand and Cross in the other. The
Colonialists, not only indulged in mass conversion of the Hindu
population to Christianity but also tried to annihilate the Konkani
language and the Hindu culture of Goa. Goa is still suffering from the
cultural after-effects of the Portuguese rule, and the recent demand for
grants-in-aid for English from a section of the minority community
incited by the Church, and the equally shocking demand not to make Hindi
compulsory for school students is only a manifestation of this cultural
alienation, said Smt. Kakodkar.
Jawaharlal Nehru’s Congress freed Goa from the Portuguese Rule. Sonia
Gandhi’s Congress, instead of promoting cultural integration of Goa with
the rest of India, seeks to patronize perpetuation of western culture
initiated by the Inquisition in the 16th century, alleged the press
release further.
Sd/ -
Smt. Shashikala Kakodkar,
Convener,
BBSM.
