JULY 19- The winds of change blowing over India have caught BJP chief Rajnath Singh on the wrong foot. On Thursday, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said he was rather displeased about the toll the proliferation of English has taken on India’s culture.
“The English language has caused a great loss to the country. We are losing our language, our culture as there are hardly any people who speak Sanskrit now,” Rajnath said while addressing a function in New Delhi.
Ironically, the comments have come at a time when the party is seeking to woo young voters to its fold.
The party also held its parliamentary board meeting in the Capital on Thursday, where it was decided that the BJP would set up 11 committees to focus on the various aspects of electioneering, including organising rallies and reaching out to the youth. An announcement in this regard is likely to be made on Friday.
The operational framework of these committees was decided by Rajnath and BJP election campaign committee chief Narendra Modi during a meeting on Wednesday night.
The BJP’s parliamentary board deliberated for about two hours on the allocation of responsibilities among party general secretaries and other senior leaders in the run up to the general elections next year. Thursday’s meeting of the Parliamentary Board was the first after Modi’s meeting with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in Nagpur on July 16.
The Parliamentary Board also discussed the issues it will flag inside and outside Parliament, when the monsoon session begins next month. BJP sources said the party will support the Food Security Ordinance, but will press for amendments to a few clauses. It will, however, oppose the government’s decision to allow more FDI in insurance and telecom sectors.
INDIA TODAY
