SRINAGAR The civil society of Kashmir on Friday denounced the decision to withdraw the Kashmiri translations from online portal of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) saying that the move is tantamount to ignoring 98 percent of Kashmiri speaking people.
The MHRD has withdrawn Kashmiri translations from its language-promotion portal Bhasha Sangam after Kashmiri Pandits objected to the version of the language it put out, reports said.
However, the civil society members criticised the move.
Civil society member, Shakeel Qalander said that the move was aimed to appease two per cent of Kashmir migrants who speak Kashmiri language but at the same time this bizarre step was also tantamount to ignoring 98 percent of Kashmiri language speaking people.
He said, We object to the move and Kashmiri Pandits being only two per cent of states population have been appeased by the authorities, which speaks about their negative role.
Qalander said that this move has disappointed them as New Delhi doesnt leave any stone unturned to hurt our sentiments.
This move is in fact another step to alienate local population, he said, and added, such moves will make people of Kashmir to rethink about their relation with New Delhi.
We will definitely expose the intentions behind the move, which is a Hinudtva agenda, he said.
Dr Sheikh Showkat Hussain, Professor of Law department Central University Kashmir said that it was aimed to thrust Hindutva ideology over Kashmir.
He said Kashmiri Pandits in past were also writing the language in same script as it was written by Kashmir Muslims. The way existence of Taj Mahal was given communal colour, Kashmiri language as part of the sinistrous plan, he said.
He added that the alienation of the Kashmiris will further get reinforced due to such kind of moves and it will add more fuel to the fire.
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