The opposition’s Lok Sabha said on Friday that the English language is “shameful, it is strong”, but BJP-RSS poor children do not want them to learn English because they do not want them to ask questions, move forward and become equal.
“English is not a dam, it is a bridge. English is not embarrassing, it is strong. English is not a series – it is a tool for breaking chains,” said the Congress leader on X.
Gandhi was reacting to the statement of Union Home Minister Amit Shah that soon a time would come when English speakers in the country would feel ashamed “.
On Thursday, Shah, Chief Bond Swayam, speaking at the launch of Sagar Hoon, was written by IAS officer Ashutosh Agnihotri, said: “In our lifetime, we will see a society in which English speakers will feel embarrassed … I believe that it is not the organization of our country’s culture. It cannot be done in foreign languages.”
In his X post, Gandhi said, “BJP-RSS does not want India’s poor children to learn English because they do not want you to ask questions, move forward, and get equality.” He said that in today’s world, English is important as someone’s mother tongue because it helps in gaining employment and increasing one’s confidence.
“Every language of India has soul, culture, knowledge. We have to cherish them – as well as teach English to every child. It is a way for India that competes with the world, which gives every child a similar opportunity,” Gandhi said.
TMC MP Derek O’Brien also weighed. In a video statement, he said, “In India, 97% of people use one of the constitutionally recognized languages as their mother tongue. 19,500 languages and dialects are used as mother tongue. It is ‘unity’ in the diversity of our great nation.
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Another TMC Rajya Sabha member, Sagarika Ghosh, said that Indians should not be ashamed of any language.
“English is a link language throughout India, it is aspiration, provides a global benefit and the knowledge of English is demanded by millions. Indians should not be ’embarrassed’ in any language,” he said.
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