Delhi Confidential: Language Choices

Weekend Training

Before BJP MPs go back to their constituencies after the Parliament session that has already lasted more than a month, both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah want them to be prepared for what’s ahead. The party wants all its MPs to be present in the national capital during the coming weekend to attend a two-day Abhyas Varga. BJP working president J P Nadda is expected to chalk out a detailed plan for the meet on August 3 and 4. Both Modi and Shah are expected to address MPs on issues that they should raise and the work they should be carrying out in their respective constituencies.

Talking Education

Last week, RSS-affiliated organisations working in the field of education held a three-day meeting in Bengaluru. Several issues, including the draft national education policy, were discussed. During one session, the chairman of the (now dissolved) committee that submitted the draft policy, K Kasturirangan, attended the meeting. HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank also attended a meeting. Apparently, the contentious topic of the three-language formula was not discussed as the draft policy has already been tweaked to usher in flexibility to ward off allegations of Hindi imposition. RSS top functionaries Suresh Soni and Datta Hosbale were there among the 70-odd delegates who attended the meet.