[Gulf Goans] Memorandum Submitted to President Kalam over Konkani's Scripts

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:51:57 -0700

Memorandum Submitted to President Kalam over Konkani's Scripts
 

from Pratap Naik SJ, TSKK, Alto Porvorim, Goa

Alto Porvorim, Oct 20:

 

A delegation of All Goa Citizens' Committee for Social Justice and Action's (AGCCSJA) consisting of M K Jos, Rhoda Almeida and Dr. Joe D'Souza had a Meeting with President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam in the office of the speaker of Goa legislative assembly in the evening of October 18.

Tthey submitted to the president AGCCSJA's petition for recognition of Konknni in Roman script, which has been in use for 500 years. AGCCSJA's delegation emphasized that it had been mandated in Article 347 of the Constitution of India that President has the power and authority to grant recognition for a language "...which is used by a large proportion of people in the State".

Besides, the petition supported with three representative list of signatures from petitioners out of 75,000 signatures from petitioners demanding Konknni in Roman script, and they also impressed upon the President:

1. Equal status for Konknni in Roman script on par with Devanagari script.
2. Roman script Konknni has been in use for 500 years.
3. 99% of Christian religious and secular writings in Goa are in Roman script.
4. World famous Tiatr and Khell Tiatr are 100% in Roman script.
5. Non-Resident Goans want Roman script.
6. Recognition of Roman Script will enable minority community to apply for jobs, presently denied.
7. The demand of AGCCSJA is valid and justifiable under Article 347 of the Constitution of India.
8. AGCCSJA expects 75,000 or more signatures of petitioners.

President considered AGCCSJA's petition favourably, appreciated their concern for the welfare of Konkani and he has promised to study and examine the petition.

 

courtesy: daijiworld.com

 

 

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