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The Nepali-speaking community in Darjeeling has been on the warpath over the West Bengal government’s decision to include the Bengali language as a compulsory text in the school curriculum.A majority of Nepali-speaking people have been hitting the streets for last three days in Kurseong, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Mirik, demanding withdrawal of the government’s decision to include the Bengali langue in the school curriculum.The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) which has been leading the agitation has announced a bandh on every Monday as part of their protest.
According to joint general secretary of GJM, Binaya Tamang, they staged a torch rally on Monday evening. “Today’s program to shut down government offices was fully successful. We also organized a torch rally in the evening,” said Tamang. However, the local media have reported that the program to shut down government offices remained partially successful with some sporadic incidents.
Currently, Nepali, Hindi and English languages are being taught as compulsory texts in schools in the hilly regions of West Bengal.According to West Bengal’s Education Minister, one of the three languages – English, Nepali and Hindi – will be removed from the schools’ curriculum after Bengali is included.
There is no possibility of teaching four languages in schools under the three-language formula. Nepali-speaking people are speculating that Nepali language may be removed if Bengali is included as a text book in schools which will incur injustice to the Nepali Diaspora.
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