By replacing regional languages with business
course in schools Delhi government plans to cut ties with culture, traditions
New Delhi / 4
May, 2016
The President of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara
Management Committee (DSGMC) Manjit Singh G.K. today said that the decision of
the Delhi government to introduce business course as a sixth subject in class 9th in
place of a regional language is well designed plan to break students of the
families belonging to different cultural and traditional ethos form the roots
which would directly lead to drifting from their religion.
Manjit Singh G.K. also president of the
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in Delhi alongwith former MLA Harmeet Singh Kalka who
is chairman of school education committee of DSGMC while addressing a press
conference told the media persons that with the implementation of new decision
of 5 April 2016 by which the education department replaced regional languages
Punjabi, Sanskrit and Urdu languages with business course the students will
lose the chance to learn their mother tongue and teachers teaching these
language in all probability will lose their jobs in near future.
DSGMC president said that Delhi CM Arvind
Kejriwal has snatched the very basic right of the students to learn their
mother tongue and remain connected to their religion. The orders have
strangulated education system making it redundant.
“It is a blatant violation of the education
act 1968 and 1986 and by linking business subject with CGPA the regional
languages had been shown the exit door,” said Manjit Singh G.K. According to
him the decision has also taken away the opportunity from the students of class
9th and 10th to earn good CGPA which in the past they used
to do by scoring good marks in the regional languages which happens to be their
mother tongue and it also used to help them get admissions in good colleges for
further studies. Now no student would like to be burdened by regional language
as seventh optional subject, G.K. apprehended.
The decision of Delhi government has cut the
umbilical cord of the people of Delhi who used to stay connected to their
traditions, culture and ethos by studying regional language. The decision would
also act adversely for the large number of students aspiring to take civil
services examination by preparing in regional languages.
G.K.asked Kejriwal to learn from nations like
Israel and China who stay connected to their language and culture and have
emerged as strong nations. Without religion and culture a person has no
identity and the decision has come as a big blow for the people belonging to
different ethnicity and culture. DSGMC threatened to launch a stir in case the
Delhi government failed to reverse its order.
DSGMC President questioned that in the absence
of knowledge of Punjabi, Urdu and Sanskrit how would young generation learn to
recite their religious scriptures. He also raised questions on silence
maintained by Sikh and Muslim MLAs on the matter.
On the occasion Mahinder Pal Singh Chadha
senior vice president of DSGMC, Amarjeet Singh Pappu Joint secretary and
Harvinder Singh K.P., Capt. Inderpreet Singh, Gurvinder pal Singh, Ravel Singh,
Jeet Singh, Harjinder Singh all Members of DSGMC and Vikram Singh and Gurdeep
Singh both Akali leaders were also present.
With Thanks : Media DSGMC
