Need to unitedly work for progress of language, says minister
Photo Credits: KBM activists
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A delegation of KBM activists handing over a memorandum to PWD Minister Sudin Dhavalikar and Milind Naik.
MARGAO
Putting an end to all speculations that he supported the Marathi Rajbhasha Samiti's demand for making Marathi the official language of the State, PWD Minister Sudin Dhavalikar said the issue of official language of Goa has been settled long back and now we need to unitedly work for the progress of the language.Dhavalikar was speaking to a delegation of Konkani Bhasha Mandal (KBM) which called on the minister and submitted a memorandum to him.
KBM is presently meeting all the MLAs in Goa to apprise them about the need to oppose Marathi as the official language of Goa.
KBM delegation also recently handed over the memorandum to Power minister Milind Naik who also did not seem to be in any mood to touch the official language act.
KBM has till date met Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Ramesh Tawadkar, Curchorem MLA Nilesh Cabral, Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai, Navelim MLA Avertano Furtado, Vasco MLA Carlos Almeida, Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte, Cuncolim MLA Rajan Naik, all of whom have affirmed that there is no need to change the Official Language Act of Goa in any manner.
KBM will soon be meeting all other MLAs and ministers to hand over the memorandum to them and apprise them about the need to promote the Konkani language in Goa, the language that gives this State its distinct identity.
The memorandum handed over to the MLAs sights that this move by the Marathi Raajbhasha Samiti is just a move to divide the people of Goa on linguistic and religious lines. People of Goa are facing several other issues and the need of the hour for Goans is to unite and sort these issues first, says the memorandum.
