<div dir="ltr"><div style="left: -99999px;">Gurung writes to Mamata
for exemption from 3 language policy
Amitava Banerjee | 26 May 2017 3:14 PM | Darjeeling, West Bengal
Gurung writes to Mamata for exemption from 3 language policy
Bimal Gurung, Chief Executive of the Gorkhaland Territorial
Administration (GTA) shot a fax to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
appealing for exemption of the three language policy in which Bengali is
a compulsory subject for Darjeeling, Terai and Dooars.
"On May 15, Education minister Partha Chatterjee had made the
announcement of making Bengali a compulsory subject in schools.
Following this, the CM had written on a social network site about the
plan to implement the three language policy including Bengali as a
compulsory subject. In 1961, Nepali was declared as one of the official
languages of Bengal.
In 1992, Nepali was included in the 8th Schedule of the Indian
Constitution. We feel this it is a forceful imposition of Bengali
language in an area which is completely different. We have our own
language, culture and traditions," stated Roshan Giri, in charge of
Education, GTA. Giri said a fax has been sent to the CM seeking
exemption in Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Terai and Dooars. The GTA has also
called for a meeting of all hill school heads, intellectuals, civil
society representatives and literary figures on May 30 at Gorkha Ranga
Mancha at 11 am<br><br> Read more at: <b><a href="http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/kolkata-243956">http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/kolkata-243956 </a></b></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">**************************************<br>N.b.: Listing on the lgpolicy-list is merely intended as a service to its members<br>and implies neither approval, confirmation nor agreement by the owner or sponsor of the list as to the veracity of a message's contents. Members who disagree with a message are encouraged to post a rebuttal, and to write directly to the original sender of any offensive message. A copy of this may be forwarded to this list as well. (H. Schiffman, Moderator)<br><br>For more information about the lgpolicy-list, go to <a href="https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/" target="_blank">https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/</a><br>listinfo/lgpolicy-list<br>*******************************************</div>
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