‘Language not for hating’: CM Naidu mediates after deputy CM Pawan Kalyan’s remark amid NEP row | India News

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu (Right) and Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan

NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu stated on Monday that individuals who examine of their mom tongue are excelling worldwide. He talked about that there’s a widespread perception that data comes solely via English, however he disagrees.
Addressing the Assembly in Amravati, Naidu stated, “Language is only for communication. Knowledge will not come with language. Only people who study in their mother tongue are excelling across the world. It is easy to learn (through the mother tongue).”
He additionally stated, “I am telling this very clearly to you… language is not for hating. Here (in Andhra Pradesh) the mother tongue is Telugu. Hindi is the national language and international language is English.”
Naidu stated folks ought to be taught a number of languages for work whereas protecting their mom tongue. He added that studying Hindi would assist in communication in Delhi.
Referring to folks touring to international locations like Japan and Germany, he stated studying these languages in India would make it simpler for them after they go overseas.
His feedback comply with a latest assertion by Andhra Pradesh deputy CM and Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan backing the three-language coverage proposed within the NEP, amid the continuing debate between the Union authorities and Tamil Nadu state authorities over the coverage.
Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister had stated on Saturday, March 15, that claims of Hindi being imposed are deceptive.
“Either imposing a language forcibly or opposing a language blindly; both doesn’t help to achieve the objective of National & Cultural integration of our Bharat. I had never opposed Hindi as a language. I only opposed making it compulsory. When the NEP 2020 itself does not enforce Hindi, spreading false narratives about its imposition is nothing but an attempt to mislead the public,” Kalyan stated.

Kalyan’s assertion got here in response to Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, who has accused the Union authorities of imposing Hindi and has refused to implement the three-language method below NEP.

What’s the problem?

The debate over the National Education Policy (NEP) revolves round its three-language method, which Tamil Nadu fears might consequence within the imposition of Hindi within the state. Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin has expressed considerations that the coverage offers extra significance to Hindi over regional languages, affecting the state’s linguistic identification and autonomy.
The central authorities, nevertheless, argues that the NEP promotes multilingualism and gives flexibility in language training. Union training minister Dharmendra Pradhan has denied that Hindi is being imposed, saying that states have the liberty to decide on their languages below the coverage.
The dispute escalated after the Centre withheld Rs 2,152 crore meant for Tamil Nadu’s Samagra Shiksha scheme, citing the state’s refusal to implement the NEP. Tamil Nadu has historically opposed the three-language method, seeing it as a transfer towards imposing Hindi, whereas the central authorities maintains that the coverage helps college students discover job alternatives throughout totally different areas.