RSS Advocates Mother Tongue for Primary Education

Rapid Summary

• RSS Statement: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak sangh (RSS) emphasized that primary education should be conducted in the mother tongue, calling all Indian languages “national languages” amidst controversy over the three-language policy.
• Protests and Rollbacks: Opposition to the three-language policy led to rollbacks in maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.Critics argue it aims to impose Hindi.
• Maharashtra’s Response: Maharashtra government withdrew orders introducing Hindi as a third language in primary education after backlash from civil society groups and political opponents pushing for Marathi prioritization.
• Government Position: both RSS leaders and BJP officials reiterated support for education in mother tongues under the framework of the National Education policy (NEP), which allows states discretion on linguistic policies.

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