AXX demands Assamese as State language

AXX demands Assamese as State language

From our Correspondent

JORHAT, March 13: The Axam Xahitya Xabha yesterday demanded the government to use Assamese as State language in all the government offices, financial establishments, schools, colleges and other non government institutions. They have also sent a memorandum addressed to the Chief Minister to take immediate steps in this regard and warned the government that they will come to the streets with strong agitation failing to fulfil their demand.

Coming down heavily on the government, the biggest literary body of the State alleged that the government has been ignoring the matter since long in spite of repeated demands from various quarters in this regard. The organization questioned that if the Governments of Punjab and Tamil Nadu can make the use of the mother tongue as mandatory one and the violation of this rule can be regarded as an illegal one than as to why the Assam Government has failed to make it so. What prevents the government from doing such a remarkable step for the greater interest of the people living here? They questioned pointing out the implementation of State Language Act in 1960, the organization further alleged that the government has shamefully failed to implement Assamese as State language after passing more than five decades of the implementation of the said Act.