Bengal government not imposing Bengali, says State Education Minister
1 year, 4 months ago

Bengal government not imposing Bengali, says State Education Minister

The Hindu  

A day after the West Bengal Cabinet led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee approved a three-language formula where students across State-run schools in classes V-VIII, will have to study Bengali as a priority language, State Education Minister Bratya Basu on August 8 said that that government does not wish to impose Bengali. The development as far as the three-language formula is concerned has not gone well with leaders of Darjeeling hills who said that West Bengal government should not make any attempt to impose Bengali on the people of Darjeeling. We would urge the Government to reconsider any proposal to impose Bengali language on the people of hills,” Mr. Zimba, who represents Gorkha National Liberation Front, told The Hindu. The Darjeeling hills saw massive protests in July 2017 after the State government said that one of the three languages has to be Bengali.

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