Rajasthan Minister Orders Creation Of Sanskrit Posts And Closing Down Urdu Classes

According to a report published in Times of India (TOI), the Rajasthan education department has directed a government school in Jaipur to replace Urdu as a third language and introduce Sanskrit as an option. The order allegedly asks to suspend Urdu classes.

The February 10 order to Mahatma Gandhi Govt School (RAC Battalion) mentioned that the decision was based on a letter addressed to the department from the office of Jai Narayan Meena, special assistant to education minister Madan Dilawar.

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As per the order, “the minister has ordered the creation of Sanskrit teachers’ posts and close down Urdu (classes). Therefore, make sure to send the complete proposal for opening Sanskrit as a third language in your school to this office”.

According to the report published in TOI, Meena did not respond to texts and calls after getting a copy of the directive. The report mentioned that Dilawar’s OSD Satish Gupta that the order was issued because not enough students were attending the Urdu classes in school as their third language to justify teachers being deployed full time.

However, the education minister’s media coordinator said that no such order was issued on Dilawar’s instructions.

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