 Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 16 : Dogri Sanstha Jammu (Regd) ,the premier literary and cultural organization of the state has condemned the blatant discrimination meted out to the language of Jammu in the newly constituted central committees of Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages.
Addressing a press conference here today ,prominent writer and President of Dogri Sanstha Chhatrapal said that what could be more shocking and inimical than the blatant discrimination and injustice meted out to Dogri, 2nd largest speaking language of State, finds no place in the newly constituted Central Committee of JKAACL, the apex decision making body entrusted with the responsibility to promote languages and literature among other things.
The decision of Kashmir centric bureaucracy to have no member from Dogri language in the apex body of JKAACL is another obtrusive example of the quantum of injustice and high-handedness unleashed by the top brass of the state administration against Dogri language and Dogri literature.
None of the members of newly constituted central committee is Dogri speaking or represent Dogri language. Therefore this committee cannot do justice to the aspirations of Dogri speaking people of Jammu Region, he said .
Describing it unfortunate and detrimental to the development of the language of Dogras, Lalit Magotra, eminent littérateur and Convener, Dogri Advisory Board , Sahitya Akademi New Delhi for Dogri said that ideally, the central committee should be constituted to give representation to all regions, communities and all aspects of language, art and culture, which the newly constituted committee fails to do.
He said, it appears that the government has unwittingly fallen prey to certain forces which conspire to create a wedge between the people of Jammu Region and Kashmir valley and between the people speaking Dogri and Kashmiri languages.
Terming this as an extremely explosive situation Magotra said , if corrective measures are not taken immediately, the situation may escalate completely out of Control .We the Dogri writers wish to state in unequivocal terms that we will fight to the end to stop this injustice perpetrated against Dogri language and Dogras .
Gianeshwar, Sahitya Akademi awardee and Vice President of Dogri Sanstha urged upon the leadership of Jammu, who share power in PDP led government to come forward to watch and safeguard language and culture of Jammu .
Those present on this occasion included Nirmal Vinod, General Secretary ,senior most member of Sanstha, Baldev Singh, Shiv Mehta and Madan Padha ,members working committee. |
