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WB CM pays tribute the martyrs of Santhal Revolution on Hul Divas

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West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee paid homage to the leaders of the Santhal Revolution, the martyrs, Sidho, Kanhu and Birsa on the occasion of Hul Divas. She said that the State has set up a university in the name of the tribal heroes.

Hul Divas is commemorated to pay tribute to martyr brothers Sidho and Kanho in memory of their uprising against the British in 1855.

The West Bengal Government has taken up the cause of the tribal people in the State.The medium of instruction in 900 primary and 33 secondary schools in the tribal areas of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia are being made Santhali, books being printed in Alchiki, and scheme being made to create around 1,800 teaching jobs.

Today, the State Government is organising a programme at the Lok Sanskriti and Adivasi Sanskriti Kendra at Chhit Kalikapur in Kolkata. An exhibition on tribal culture will be showcased from today till July 6 at Gaganendra Pradarshanshala.

The West Bengal Chief Minister on Twitter said:

 

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GOI must apologise to Santal community: D Bandyopadhyay | Transcript

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Trinamool MP in Rajya Sabha, Debabrata Bandopadhyay criticised the Government for disrespecting the Santhal script on the occasion of Matribhasha Divas.

The Government of India, through the Ministry of Human Resources Development, had published a message in a popular English daily on Matribhasha Divas. The advertisement had the 22 scheduled languages of India. But, Santhali was represented in the Devnagari script.

Mr Bandopadhyay pointed out that this was a great insult to the Santhal community of India as well as to ‘Guru Gomkey’ Pandit Raghunath Murmu, the inventor of Ol Chiki script. The Santhal community has a long history of struggle and has contributed to our freedom movement too, through the Santhal Rebellion.

West Bengal has given second language status to the Santhal language. Schools with Ol Chiki as the medium of instruction have been set up by Mamata Banerjee’s government. A university named after Sidhu, Kanhu and Birsa has also been set up in Purulia district of West Bengal. The West Bengal Government has also set up a separate department for the welfare of tribal people, Mr Bandopadhyay informed the House. He pointed out that this was truly an example of unity in diversity.

He urged that the Government must provide a suitable explanation for that lapse on the floor of the House and issue an apology to all Santhal-speaking people of India.

Click here for the full transcript of the speech made in Rajya Sabha