SHILLONG, April 11: The Voice of the People Party (VPP) on Monday said instead of imposing Hindi on the people of the state the government of India should expedite the inclusion of Khasi language in the Eighth Scheduled of the Constitution.
In a statement, VPP president Ardent Basaiawmoit said the move of the BJP-led NDA government to make Hindi compulsory in the schools up to class X is an attempt to convert India into a country where there will be one culture, one language and one religion.
Basaiawmoit said because Hindi is a very difficult subject to learn for non-Hindi speakers, this will put unnecessary pressure on the students.
He said in Meghalaya, English is the official language and the medium of instruction in schools and colleges. “Therefore making Hindi mandatory in schools will be a burden for the school children”, he said.
