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RSS threatens to cut BJP to size in 2017 elections

The Rashtriya Swamsevak Sangh leadership on Tuesday hit hard at the BJP on the contentious MoI issue, saying the organization will go all out to defeat the ruling party in the 2017 election if the government does not stop grants to English-medium schools from the coming academic year.

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RSS Salcete Chief Kiran Nayak told the media at a briefing called by Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Samiti (BBSM) that the RSS will not really bother which party comes to power in the event the BJP is defeated at the hustings. He warned that the RSS will not work towards the defeat of the BJP, but ensure that the ruling party’s tally of seats in the Legislative Assembly is reduced to 6-7.
Replying to a question whether the RSS will really oppose the BJP in the coming election when they share a common ideology, Kiran said, “The BJP is part of the RSS and shares a common ideology. But the BJP seems to have forgotten its ideology. If the BJP does not get its acts together and realise its mistake by discontinuing the grants to English-medium schools from the coming academic year, the RSS will oppose the BJP in the election.”
Meanwhile, showering praises on Panchayat Minister and BJP leader, Rajendra Arlekar, for his bold stand on the contentious MoI issue, the Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch (BBSM) has warned of intensifying its ongoing agitation if the BJP-led government does not take a cue from Arlekar and stop the grants.
BBSM core member, Uday Bhembre, further said that the organization will weigh various options at its disposal
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Dy CM: Let parents decide on medium of instruction

Parents have the right to decide and demand the medium of instruction for their children, deputy chief minister Francis D’Souza said.

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Published Apr 20, 2016, 4:49 AM IST
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PANAJI Offering comments on the back of Environment Minister Rajendra Arlekar’s comments that there is no need to pass the MoI bill, D’Souza said that it was Arlekar’s personal opinion and went on to give his own opinion.“My opinion is that parents have a right to decide. I am a strong Konkani wadi. Just because I’m a Konkani wadi, I won’t impose my ideas on others. This is democracy... you have to understand. In democracy, the majority view prevails. We have to respect…

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