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Immediately restore Punjabi language as option for students: Dr Daljit S Cheema
Chandigarh, 26 February 2025
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today strongly opposed removal of Punjabi as an option in regional language list by the Central Board of Secondary Eduction (CBSE) for 10th and 12th standard students and demanded its immediate restoration.
In a statement released here, former Education Minister and senior SAD leader Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema said it was shocking to see that the CBSE working under the union government had removed Punjabi as a regional language option for students. He said earlier Punjabi had been removed as a regional language option in Jammu & Kashmir also.
He said that Punjabi was a widely spoken language in the country. He said removal of Punjabi as a regional language option amounted to discriminating against Punjabis settled in different States in India.
Dr. Cheema said it was very strange that the Centre was adopting such a discriminatory attitude towards Punjabi language. He said day by day the central government was taking anti Punjab and anti Punjabi decisions indicating the BJP was adopting a revengeful attitude against Punjabis for not voting for the party in successive elections.
Dr Cheema said the SAD would not take this lying down. “We will oppose this move tooth and nail. We will launch a sustained campaign to get this anti Punjabi decision reversed”. EOM
