Following the statement of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah that all the eight North East states have agreed to make Hindi compulsory up to class X, the Rising People’s Party (RPP) on Saturday sought clarification from the ruling United Democratic Alliance in Nagaland.
In a press release, the RPP said that there is a lingering suspicion that the state politicians may have given their personal assurance/s to Amit Shah to make Hindi compulsory up to class X following which he must have made the statement.
“The personal nod given by our state politicians cannot be ruled out because 2 years back the state government banned sale of dog meat on the ‘advisory note’ of a central leader seated in Delhi having no respect for our Naga sentiments or our culture. The proverbial sell-your-mother attitude of the state politicians, eager to please Delhi, is not only utterly disgusting but shameless too.,” RPP said.
On this, RPP demanded the chief minister, deputy CM, state BJP president and Advisor for School Education department to immediately clarify on the statement made by the union home minister.
“The RPP stands for unity in diversity and any attempt to IMPOSE Hindi in the state/country is crass chauvinism and majoritarianism at play, and the RPP will oppose such policies tooth and nail. State educational policy falls under the prerogative of the state governments and any diktats by the central government on the issue is violative of the federal structure of the country and thus unacceptable,” read the press release,” the party went on to say.
RPP said that, unlike the south of India where politicians fiercely guard their regional and linguistic identity, “Nagaland being helmed by spineless leaders, and of late rank sycophants, it’s absolutely possible that UHM Amit Shah indeed EXTRACTED the nod from our politicians to go ahead with his controversial statement.”
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