Hindi row: RPP seeks clarification from Nagaland government

Dimapur, April 9 (EMN): The Rising People’s Party (RPP) on Saturday sought clarification from the ruling United Democratic Alliance on Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement that all the eight north-eastern states had agreed to make Hindi compulsory in schools up to Class 10.

In a press release, the party stated that the possibility of Nagaland politicians giving their personal nod to Shah, for making Hindi compulsory up to Class 10, couldn’t be ruled out, while terming leaders from the state as “spineless”, unlike in south India “where politicians fiercely guard their regional and linguistic identity”.

On this, the party demanded the chief minister, deputy CM, state BJP president and Advisor for School Education department to immediately clarify on the controversial statement made by the home minister.

It went on to say that it wouldn’t allow imposition of Hindi language in schools.

“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.