Sunday, November 23, 2014

Tunisians elect first president

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Tunisians elect president for first time
Tunisians vote on Sunday in their first presidential election since the 2011 revolution that sparked the Arab Spring, a ballot set to round off an often fraught transition to democracy.
Among the 27 candidates, the hot favourite is former premier Beji Caid Essebsi, an 87-year-old veteran whose anti-Islamist Nidaa Tounes party won parliamentary elections last month.
Others vying for the presidency include outgoing President Moncef Marzouki, several ministers who served under former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, leftwinger Hamma Hammami, business magnate Slim Riahi and a lone woman, magistrate Kalthoum Kannou.
Some 5.3 million people are eligible to cast ballots, with tens of thousands of police and troops deployed to guarantee security amid fears Islamist militants might seek to disrupt voting.
In most of the country, polls open at 8:00 am (0700 GMT) and close 10 hours later.
However, voting will be limited to only five hours in some 50 localities close to the Algerian border, where armed groups are active.
A run-off vote will be held at the end of December if no one secures an absolute majority.
Until the revolution, Tunisia knew only two presidents — Habib Bourguiba, the “father of independence” from France in 1956, and Ben Ali, who deposed him in a 1987 coup.
To prevent another dictatorship, presidential powers have been restricted under a new constitution, with executive prerogatives transferred to a premier drawn from parliament’s top party.
Essebsi has run on a campaign of “state prestige”, a slogan with wide appeal to Tunisians anxious for an end to instability.
Supporters argue only he can stand up to the Islamists who first held power in the post-Ben Ali era, but critics charge he is out to restore the old regime, having served under both former presidents.
Marzouki has been hammering home the argument that he is the only leader capable of preserving the gains of the uprising, and has said today’s vote is the “last stand” for the old guard.
Moderate Islamist party Ennahda, which came second in the legislative election, has not put up a candidate and has invited its members “to elect a president who will guarantee democracy”.
Speculation has been rife on the make-up of a new government and the possibility of a coalition between Nidaa Tounes and Ennahda in spite of their fundamental differences.




Chattisgarh health minister must be booked for deaths due to negligence

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Aam Aadmi Party demands registration of a criminal case against Chattisgarh health minister for having caused death of atleast 13 women by negligence, and nearly 150 more are still undergoing treatment.
The party also demands that the state’s Raman Singh government should immediately make the entire inquiry report public on how medicines with contents of rat poison were supplied to the medical camps at Bilaspur, and given to the victims.
AAP team led by party’s chief spokesperson Yogendra Yadav and colleagues from the state unit in their on-the-spot assessment has found that the state government acted with extreme negligence, and poor women were treated like guinea pigs by a negligent health regime in the state.
It is extremely surprising that the BJP leadership has allowed an insensitive individual like Mr Amar Agrawal to continue as health minister even two weeks after the terrible incident, particularly after he has been changing his statements to falsely shift blame on the doctors.
The Chattisgarh health minister is neither repentant nor has he assured that such incidents will not be repeated in future.
The probe report has nailed the lies of the state government, which had initially stated that deaths of women had taken place due to negligence of doctors who conducted the sterilisation surgeries earlier this month.
The state government must also reveal whether it has stopped the supplies from the pharmaceutical company which has claimed the lives of innocent women, and whether the state BJP leadership has any link with this company.
Local residents of Bilaspur have informed the AAP leadership that atleast nine women are on ventilators and are struggling for their lives. It is being apprehended that the number of casualties may go up since the medical relief for those still admitted in hospitals due to botched up sterilisation surgeries is far from adequate.
There are many unanswered questions even after two weeks of the man-made tragedy and till the Rama Singh government wakes up from its slumber and heads are rolled, the scope for improvement and corrective action appears remote.
(Please find attached the relevant documents in Hindi)
Regards.
AAP Media Cell




Karan Taunk’s team wins Pro-Am event of IndianOil Servo Masters Golf 2014

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Digboi, Assam, November 23, 2014: The Pro-Am event of the IndianOil Servo Masters Golf 2014 was won by professional Karan Taunk and his team.

The Pro-Am event was played in the Team Stableford format with each team comprising of one professional and three amateurs.

PGTI member Karan Taunk of Jamshedpur led his team to victory with a total score of 121 points. Taunk’s team comprised of amateurs Wg. Cdr. Pradhan, Mr. Angshuman Gogoi and Mr. Abhijit Konwar.

PGTI member Wasim Khan’s team finished first runners-up with a team total of 115 points. The amateurs who made up Wasim’s team were Mr. Navin Kumar Sinha, Mr. P Jithender and Mr. C K Manchey.

PGTI member Rafick Ali Mollah’s team were second runners-up with a team total of 114 points. The amateurs who made up Mollah’s team were Mrs. Reetamoni Hazarika, Mr. H K Das and Mr. Hemo Hendique.

The straight drive contest on hole no. 14 was won by Mr. C K Manchey whose drive landed on the green.

The closest to the pin contest on hole no. 2 was won by Mr. Sanglap Nahardeka whose tee shot stopped 10 feet and one inch from the hole.

The closest to the pin contest on hole no. 16 was won by Mr. B S Khaund whose tee shot ended up at a distance of 11 feet and five inches from the hole.




TAMIL NADU’S ADISIVA SETS INDIVIDUAL SCORING RECORD

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41ST SUB-JUNIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP –
(Vishnu Ravi Shankar) Nashik, 22-23 November 2014: The evening of Day 1 of the 41st Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship saw some entertaining matchups, with the Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra boys putting on a regal show. In a high-scoring contest, Tamil Nadu emerged victorious with a 97-84 victory, on the back of V. Adisiva’s 59 points. The boy was unstoppable, scoring at will against the Maharashtra team and ended up with almost two-third of his team’s points. Among the girls’ matchups, local favourites Maharashtra comfortably defeated the defending champs for the girls, Chhattisgarh, 77-52. 2013 girls’ runners-up, Tamil Nadu, got off to a losing start against Madhya Pradesh, who registered a 65-53 victory.
The Telengana girls remained undefeated cruising to a 41-15 victory against Bihar on the morning of Day 2. The Telengana boys however fell to the Delhi team in a closely contested contest that ended up with Delhi picking up a 79-69 victory. The West Bengal teams continued their strong run with the girls defeating Goa 38-10 and the boys defeating Jammu and Kashmir 68-24. In other results, the Assam teams had a good outing on the morning of Day 2 with the girls picking up a 50-43 victory against Rajasthan and the boys beating Kerala 77-44.
The results of the qualifying matches held after 5.30 p.m. on 22 November 2014 are as follows:
Girls:
  1. Chandigarh (Sejhnoor Dhillon 15) bt Himachal Pradesh (Damini 12) 45-23 (13-8, 10-2, 4-5, 16-10)
  2. Madhya Pradesh (Rajvi 20) bt Tamil Nadu (J. Monika 18) 65-53 (21-16, 7-14, 16-8, 21-15)
  3. Maharashtra (Sudhiksha 23) bt Chhattisgarh (Neha Karva 19) 77-52 (20-13, 15-14, 24-15, 18-10)
  4. Delhi (Shristi Thakur 11) bt Andhra Pradesh (Nakkina S. 2, Ramisetti S. 2) 40-4 (22-4, 3-0, 7-0, 8-0)
  5. Haryana (Meenu 17) bt Jammu and Kashmir 47-0 (27-0, 6-0, 7-0, 7-0)

Boys:
  1. Tamil Nadu (V. Adisiva 59) bt Maharashtra (Nilesh Yadav 33) 97-84 (25-22, 19-16, 28-25, 25-21)
  2. Uttarakhand (Viraj Agrawal 20) bt Tripura (Naman K. 8) 65-29 (23-13, 22-0, 6-10, 14-6)
  3. Chandigarh (Ajmer 14) bt Himachal Pradesh (Shubham Rawal) 55-20 (20-2, 11-6, 14-6, 10-6)
  4. Uttarakhand (Viraj Agrawal 23) bt Gujarat (Udatt M. 14) 55-54 (14-13, 2-14, 7-8, 22-19)

The results of the qualifying matches held up to 12.00 p.m. on 23 November 2014 are as follows:
Girls:
  1. West Bengal (Liza Deb 9) bt Goa (Nenoshka Fernandez 4) 38-10 (15-6, 7-2, 14-2, 2-0)
  2. Manipur (Premita T. 10) bt Jharkhand (Seema 6) 39-12 (15-4, 6-2, 10-2, 8-4)
  3. Assam (M. Beguam 20) bt Rajasthan (Sarita 12) 50-43 (13-5, 3-19, 16-9, 9-8)
  4. Telengana (Bhavana 18) bt Bihar (Muskan 6) 41-15 (14-5, 8-4, 8-4, 11-2)

Boys:
  1. West Bengal (Rohit Kumar Shaw 19) bt Jammu and Kashmir (Shivam Heer 12) 68-24(23-8, 10-4, 16-6, 19-6)
  2. Bihar (Bhupender Bahadur 23) bt Manipur (M. Nepoleon 8) 55-32 (14-10, 12-7, 7-7, 12-8)
  3. Assam (Sanjay Pal 24) bt Kerala (Abhishek J. Jaison 10) 77-44 (23-12, 8-7, 23-9, 19-16)
  4. Punjab (Udatt M. 8) bt Gujarat (Vishavjeet 16) 64-32 (22-10, 12-8, 18-10, 12-4)
  5. Delhi (Sanskar N. 21) bt Telengana (C. Kaplesh 21) 79-69 (19-17, 24-12, 21-20, 15-20)

About the 41st Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship
The Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship is an annual national tournament for U-14 boys’ and girls’ teams from states across India. The Nashik District Basketball Association under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India and IMG-Reliance are conducting the 2014 tournament on the two wooden courts at the Meenatai Thakare Indoor Stadium here in Nashik. The tournament will be conducted over a period of 7 days from the 22nd to the 28th of November 2014. This year’s tournament is witnessing the participation of 27 boys’ teams and 25 girls’ teams from various states of the country. The 2013 version tournament was conducted in Patna, Bihar. The Chhattisgarh teams won both the boys and the girls category last year, while the Madhya Pradesh boys and the Tamil Nadu girls finished runners-up respectively.
About the Basketball Federation of India
The Basketball Federation of India or BFI is the governing and controlling body of basketball in India, and is responsible for the development and promotion of the sport at all levels. BFI has been involved in conducting camps, clinics, events, and training sessions at its academies for the development of basketball. BFI came into being in 1935 and took complete control over Indian basketball in 1950. Prior to that time, the Indian Olympic Association handled the conduct of Indian basketball championships. Since 1950, the BFI has been conducting various such championships, from the grassroots to senior team participation in international tournaments. In addition, the BFI has been responsible for the establishment of strong sub-junior and junior level programs. The BFI has to its credit produced several international players of repute, among them 17 have been bestowed with the honor of Arjuna Award. More information atwww.indiabasketball.org
About IMG-Reliance
IMG Reliance Pvt Ltd., is an equal joint venture between Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), India’s largest and most recognized private sector company, and IMG Worldwide (IMG), the world’s leading sports marketing and management company. The joint venture company will develop market and manage sports and entertainment in India. Its current assets include India’s premier fashion event, Lakmé Fashion Week and South Asia’s only ATP World Tour event, the Aircel Chennai Open. IMG Reliance has entered agreements with the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) to create a new professional basketball league and manage all aspects of the commercial rights to the game in India and the All India Football Federation (AIFF), to improve, popularize and promote the game of football throughout India, from the grassroots to the professional level. IMG Reliance has also created a scholarship program to identify and train talented young Indians from sports including – basketball, soccer and tennis at IMG’s world-class sports training facilities at IMG Academies in Bradenton, Florida.




Bulgarian songs and dances, displaying different regions of Bulgaria.

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 invitation – Folklorika
From:  Sat, 22 Nov ’14 10:40a
To: You and others
Dear Sir/Madame,
You are most  invited to join us and enjoy an evening of Bulgarian songs and dances, displaying different regions of Bulgaria. The concert will be held on Tuesday, 25th November, at 7 p.m. at the Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, and marks the 60th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and India.
Looking forward to seeing you there,
Best regards,
Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria
16/17 Chandragupta Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi – 110021
tel.: (+91 11) 26115549
fax: (+91 11) 26876190




41ST SUB-JUNIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

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41ST SUB-JUNIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP – BOYS’ DEFENDING CHAMPS CHHATTISGARH OFF TO WINNING START
(Vishnu Ravi Shankar) Nashik, 22 November 2014: The 41st Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship tipped off today in Nashik, Maharashtra. The opening ceremony held today evening witnessed a march past by all the teams before a podium comprising of certain prominent members of the Basketball Federation of India and Maharashtra State Basketball Association. The opening ceremony was hosted by Mr. Vinod Muthukumar, a Mumbai based businessman, major basketball enthusiast and partner at Elevate Sports LLP, a sports promotion enterprise. The chief guest for the occasion was the Chairman of the Maharashtra State Basketball Association, Mr. Ramesh Shanbag, who declared the event open. Mr. Carlos Barroca, Senior Director of Basketball Operations, NBA India was also present at the ceremony.
Defending champions for the boys, Chhattisgarh, cruised to a comfortable 75-57 win against Andhra Pradesh today. Chhattisgarh captain Salim Ali top-scored with 27 points.  Both the Kerala boys and girls teams picked up wins against Manipur and Karnataka respectively. This year’s tournament sees the participation of an independent team from the state of Telengana. The Telengana teams impressed in their matches today, with the boys defeating Jammu and Kashmir and the girls defeating Rajasthan. Earlier in the day, the Odisha and Uttar Pradesh boys battled in a close contest that was settled in extra time, with Odisha registering a 66-58 win. The West Bengal and Delhi boys were also engaged in an exciting high-scoring encounter. West Bengal finally pulled away from Delhi for a 80-74 win, with Rohit Kumar Shaw of West Bengal exploding for 44 points.
The results of the matches held up to 5.30 p.m. on 22 November 2014 are as follows:
Girls:

  1. Assam (M. Begum 12) bt Bihar (Beauty 6) 39-19 (15-2, 0-6, 14-5, 10-6)
  2. Odisha (Papli Patra 14) bt Uttarakhand (Sumedha Bhandari 8) 41-25 (14-10, 2-4, 15-6, 10-5)
  3. Telengana (Bhavana Choudhury 10, A. Mehta 10) bt Rajasthan (B. Khatik 8) 50-31(13-12, 15-9, 13-4, 9-6)
  4. Goa (Katherine 12) bt Jharkhand (Swarna 11) 23-17 (13-0, 2-0, 0-10, 8-7)
  5. West Bengal (L. Ded 14) bt Manipur (M. Monita 3) 54-9 (11-2, 23-2, 10-0, 10-5)
  6. Kerala (Sreekala R. 23) bt Karnataka (Grishna 4, Diya S. 4, Reshma R. 4) 49-27 (12-8, 10-10, 10-5, 17-4)

Boys:
  1. Assam (Sanjay 20) bt Bihar (Chandan 27) 65-56 (16-6, 6-24, 18-17, 25-9)
  2. Chhattisgarh (Salim Ali 27) bt Andhra Pradesh (S. Syed 14) 75-57 (23-16, 16-12, 25-20, 11-9)
  3. Odisha (Suresh Das 36) bt Uttar Pradesh (Aman Singh 11, Priyanshu 11) 66-58 (9-17, 17-6, 22-15, 5-15, Extra time 13-5)
  4. Madhya Pradesh (Harshwarohan Tomar 21) bt Rajasthan (Raja Babu 10) 60-40 (12-8, 14-14, 18-14, 16-4)
  5. Uttarakhand (Debashish Tanti 20) bt Tripura (Naman Khurana 6) 65-29 (23-13, 22-0, 6-10, 14-6)
  6. Karnataka (Gautam V.R. 9) bt Mizoram (V.L. Remruatpuias 7) 45-34 (19-7, 7-4, 6-8, 13-15)
  7. Telengana (G. Dinesh K. 8) bt Jammu and Kashmir (Karan Sharma 5) 45-12 (17-2, 14-6, 6-2, 8-2)
  8. West Bengal (Rohit Kumar Shaw 44) bt Delhi (Ishaan Sinha 36) 80-74 (23-20, 19-12, 13-28, 25-14)
  9. Punjab (Vishan Jeej Singh 14) bt Goa (Reuben Fernandes 8) 60-18 (24-10, 16-6, 13-0, 7-2)
  10. Kerala (T. Jose 15) bt Manipur (L. Vikas 12) 61-41 (20-11, 11-15, 16-10, 14-5)
The tentative schedule for tomorrow, 23 November 2014, is as follows:
Court – 1


NoTeam “A”VsTeam “B”GroupTiming
25ASSAMVSRAJASTHANGF07.00 AM
26ASSAMVSKERALABF08.00 AM
27WEST BENGALVSJAMMU & KASHMIRBD09.00 AM
28DELHIVSTELANGANABD10.00 AM
29TAMIL NADUVSDELHIGB11.00 AM
30UTTAR PRADESHVSANDHRA PRADESHGB12.00 PM
31CHATTISGARHVSUTTAR PRADESHBA01.00 PM
32JHARKHANDVSODISHABA02.00 PM
33MADHYA PRADESHVSTAMIL  NADUBB03.00 PM
34CHATTISGARHVSKARNATAKAGA04.00 PM
35PUNJABVSKERALAGA05.00 PM
36HARYANAVSMAHARASHTRABB06.00 PM


Court – 2


NoTeam “A”VsTeam “B”GroupTiming
37BIHARVSTELANGANAGF07.00 AM
38BIHARVSMANIPURBF08.00 AM
39PUNJABVSGUJARATBC09.00 AM
40JHARKHANDVSMANIPURGD10.00 AM
41GOAVSWEST BENGALGD11.00 AM
42GOAVSTRIPURABC12.00 PM
43HIMACHAL PRADESHVSODISHAGE01.00 PM
44CHANDIGARHVSUTTARKHANDGE02.00 PM
45HIMACHAL PRADESHVSKARNATAKABE03.00 PM
46CHANDIGARHVSMIZORAMBE04.00 PM
47HARYANAVSGUJARATGC05.00 PM
48PUNJABVSUTTARKHANDBC06.00 PM
About the 41st Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship
The Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship is an annual national tournament for U-14 boys’ and girls’ teams from states across India. The Nashik District Basketball Association under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India and IMG-Reliance are conducting the 2014 tournament on the two wooden courts at the Meenatai Thakare Indoor Stadium here in Nashik. The tournament will be conducted over a period of 7 days from the 22nd to the 28th of November 2014. This year’s tournament is witnessing the participation of 27 boys’ teams and 25 girls’ teams from various states of the country. The 2013 version tournament was conducted in Patna, Bihar. The Chhattisgarh teams won both the boys and the girls category last year, while the Madhya Pradesh boys and the Tamil Nadu girls finished runners-up respectively.
About the Basketball Federation of India
The Basketball Federation of India or BFI is the governing and controlling body of basketball in India, and is responsible for the development and promotion of the sport at all levels. BFI has been involved in conducting camps, clinics, events, and training sessions at its academies for the development of basketball. BFI came into being in 1935 and took complete control over Indian basketball in 1950. Prior to that time, the Indian Olympic Association handled the conduct of Indian basketball championships. Since 1950, the BFI has been conducting various such championships, from the grassroots to senior team participation in international tournaments. In addition, the BFI has been responsible for the establishment of strong sub-junior and junior level programs. The BFI has to its credit produced several international players of repute, among them 17 have been bestowed with the honor of Arjuna Award. More information atwww.indiabasketball.org
About IMG-Reliance
IMG Reliance Pvt Ltd., is an equal joint venture between Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), India’s largest and most recognized private sector company, and IMG Worldwide (IMG), the world’s leading sports marketing and management company. The joint venture company will develop market and manage sports and entertainment in India. Its current assets include India’s premier fashion event, Lakmé Fashion Week and South Asia’s only ATP World Tour event, the Aircel Chennai Open. IMG Reliance has entered agreements with the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) to create a new professional basketball league and manage all aspects of the commercial rights to the game in India and the All India Football Federation (AIFF), to improve, popularize and promote the game of football throughout India, from the grassroots to the professional level. IMG Reliance has also created a scholarship program to identify and train talented young Indians from sports including – basketball, soccer and tennis at IMG’s world-class sports training facilities at IMG Academies in Bradenton, Florida.





FM Jaitley must tell what he means by people like him don’t need LPG subsidy

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From: Media Cell AAP  Sat, 22 Nov ’14 7:17p
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
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  • Mr Arun Jaitley must clarify on what he means by people like him don’t need LPG subsidy
  • FM’s statement is an indication that the BJP govt is planning to withdraw LPG subsidy



The Aam Aadmi Party demands that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley should give a clarification on his statement on withdrawal of LPG cylinder subsidy.
The Finance Minister has been quoted in the media as saying that “people like him” do not need subsidy and therefore subsidy will be given only to the poor.
This indicates that the government is planning to withdraw LPG subsidy and the Finance Minister is trying to justify the move in advance.
The Aam Aadmi Party demands that Mr Jaitley should clarify what he meant by “people like him”, because he’s the richest minister in the union cabinet with assets on more than Rs 70 crore.
The government must make it clear what will the new income bracket, which will get the subsidy benefit. We warn the government that if the lower middle class is deprived of the benefit, the Aam Aadmi Party will have to take the issue to the streets.
While AAP feels that “people like Mr. Jaitley” with assets of more than Rs 70 crore or a  monthly income of more than Rs 10 lakh really do not need subsidy and the government should first ensure that their diesel guzzling SUVs do not run on subsidized diesel.
Regards.
AAP Media Cell




Quake of M6.2 – EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN

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Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude6.2
Date-Time
  • 22 Nov 2014 13:08:18 UTC
  • 22 Nov 2014 22:08:19 near epicenter
  • 22 Nov 2014 17:08:18 standard time in your timezone
Location36.640N 137.911E
Depth10 km
Distances
  • 16 km (9 mi) NNE of Omachi, Japan
  • 24 km (14 mi) W of Nagano-shi, Japan
  • 33 km (20 mi) N of Hotaka, Japan
  • 36 km (22 mi) W of Suzaka, Japan
  • 191 km (118 mi) NW of Tokyo, Japan
Location UncertaintyHorizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 1.8 km




Jaitley’s Love For 200m Middle Class, Hate 1000m Poor

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BJP govt must stop its immature & amateur interference in school education

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From: Media Cell AAP  Sat, 22 Nov ’14 7:05p
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
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The BJP central government must give up its immature and amateur interference in school education since such mid-year tampering will cause immense harm to the students.
The irresponsible utterances of the union human resources development minister make it clear that the BJP government lacks the necessary competence and seriousness required to initiate fresh education reforms.
The central government must allay the fears of students and their parents immediately on the issue of imposition of an extra language when merely three months are left for the final examination and also whether class X exams will be made mandatory for the CBSE students.
The Aam Aadmi Party is of the categorical view that no proposal can be implemented once an academic session has begun and the decision of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan board of directors to replace German with Sanskrit for students of classes VI-VIII at this final juncture is nothing short of playing with the careers of nearly 70,000 students.
It is extremely unfortunate that the HRD minister is trying to give a German Vs Sanskrit narrow twist to the wider issue of three language formula under the National Curriculum Framework.
A balance needs to be struck between classical Indian languages and the growing aspiration among students to learn foreign languages. The decision to impose any particular language and discontinue other languages is a retrograde move, which needs to be discoraged.
The HRD minister Ms Smriti Irani has displayed a complete ignorance of facts by stating that teaching German in schools is unconstitutional. Either she has not been briefed properly by her ministry officials or she is deliberately misleading the country by her misinterpretation of the Constitution.
The government has a complete team of senior law officers whose services can be utilised by the HRD minister to get a proper understanding of the Constitution and interpretation of the relevant schedules dealing with languages taught in India.
The BJP government is playing a dangerous game with school education by trying to impose and rush through ill-thought reforms without consulting experts in the field of education. Such a move could spell disaster for the country.
The AAP demands that the central government must immediately stop its knee jerk announcements on school education and should start consultations to build a national consensus on fresh reforms in education. (ENDS)

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