[lg policy] Opponents of citizen bill slam Assam bid to boost Assamese If citizen bill is passed, locals could be swamped by outsiders and language policy won't matter, says AASU By Abdul Gani in Guwahati Published 8.02.19, 1:24 AMUpdated 8.02.19, 9:49 AM a min read AJYCP activists block the railway tracks near Kamakhya Junction in Guwahati on Thursday. AddThis Sharing Buttons 23 AJYCP activists block the railway tracks near Kamakhya Junction in Guwahati on Thursday. (PTI) AddThis Sharing Buttons 23 The Assam government’s bid to protect Assamese and other languages in the budget has failed to cut ice with the anti-citizenship bill brigade. All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), two of the organisations at the forefront of the agitation against the bill, have slammed the BJP government’s budget as an “attempt to divert” the attention of the people from the proposed legislation. “This is ridiculous. If the bill is passed, there is no point in pr
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Harold F. Schiffman
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- Previous message (by thread): [lg policy] Ngugi wa Thiong’o: We have normalised negativity towards African languages FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8 2019 Professor Ngugi wa Thiong'o speaks to editors in Nairobi on February 6, 2019. Professor Ngugi wa Thiong'o speaks to editors in Nairobi on February 6, 2019. PHOTO | WANJIKU MAINA In Summary People have been conditioned to have a certain attitude towards their language and the language of the conqueror. The three-language policy will help children master language and produce proud children who can communicate with the world ADVERTISEMENT By WANJIKU MAINA More by this Author I was visiting a certain school sometime back and found the pupils out on tea break. Suddenly, a commotion broke out right at the centre of the play area. “Teacher, this one is speak Kiswahili. Little Ken is speak Kiswahili!” a little girl screamed as she pointed an accusing finger at a small boy. “No Tasha…No…,” Little Ken protested, his face masked with terror. “Yes, you said ‘twende tuka
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