Bengali Language compulsory in West Bengal Schools.
This move comes after a similar decision was taken by the government in Kerala. In April this year the Kerala government promulgated an ordinance making Malayalam compulsory in all schools of the State. Tamil is compulsory for years in Tamil Nadu.
Political observers, however, refuse to see it as a mere academic decision. “The decision clearly indicates an attempt by the TMC to encourage regionalism and reap political dividends out of it. By playing on the Bengali sentiment, the TMC wants to counter the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party which is widely perceived as a north India party,”
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities...ali-compulsory-in-schools/article18471996.ece
Some Hind-ians who want all states to make Hindi compulsory are opposed to states making state language compulsory.
This move comes after a similar decision was taken by the government in Kerala. In April this year the Kerala government promulgated an ordinance making Malayalam compulsory in all schools of the State. Tamil is compulsory for years in Tamil Nadu.
Political observers, however, refuse to see it as a mere academic decision. “The decision clearly indicates an attempt by the TMC to encourage regionalism and reap political dividends out of it. By playing on the Bengali sentiment, the TMC wants to counter the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party which is widely perceived as a north India party,”
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities...ali-compulsory-in-schools/article18471996.ece
Some Hind-ians who want all states to make Hindi compulsory are opposed to states making state language compulsory.