Amid outrage from the southern states against the draftNational Education Policy that mandated teaching Hindi in school, West BengalChief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said people should have the freedom ofchoice and regional languages must be given respect.
“Each state has its own character and language.Regional language is our first priority. I support regional languages. Thereshould be a freedom of choice. We must give respect to regional language. Ihave support for them (southern states),” she said.
“They should not interfere unnecessarily in everymatter,” Banerjee said.
However, the Human Resource Development Ministry on Mondayrevised the draft which now does not mandate the languages that students mayopt to study at mid-school level.