SGPC asks Punjab Governor to implement Punjabi as first language in Chandigarh

AMRITSAR SAHIB—Prof. Kirpal Singh Badungar, the President of apex Sikh body Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhik Committee, wrote a letter on July 8 to the Punjab governor V.P. Singh Badnore appealing him to implement Punjabi as a first language in Chandigarh.

Apprising the Punjab governor about step-motherly treatment being given to Punjabi in Chandigarh, Prof. Badungar has written in the letter that the Punjabi language was one among 22 languages recognized in the Indian constitution so he should implement mother-tongue Punjabi as first language in Chandigarh.

Speaking with Sikh24 earlier today, Prof. Badungar said that he was worried that many private schools in Chandigarh do not start teaching Punjabi until students are in later grades.  He said that many places in Chandigarh also do not have signs in Punjabi, which makes it hard for Punjabi speaking natives of Chandigarh to commute.

“We are hoping that the Punjab Governor will consider our plea and recognize the need to implement Punjabi as the first language of Chandigarh,” Prof. Badungar said.

10 COMMENTS

  1. Chandigarh, built in panjab, on panjabi ‘s land, everyone was speaking & studying panjabi in those villages, panjabies displaced & panjabi replaced. When this country will give justice to panjab, panjabi, & Sikhs? Then these people ask why you want to free panjab from India?

  2. What they need to do is to piggy Bag Punjabi on
    1) Science and Technology in Publishing and conferences.
    2) Law
    3) Internet
    4) Have an Punjabi in every street of the World
    5) Open more Schools and Colleges
    6) Have magazines ,Journals in Punjabi Language
    7) Computer Languages using Punjabi Script
    8) Mathematics designed for Punjabi.

  3. Good – Now go for all private schools in Punjab, that teach Hindi and English as first language . PUNJABI FOR PUNJAB

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