Congress wants Portuguese as second language in Goa schools

“They (parties) have been debating (the issue) since more than four-and-half years. I don’t know what is going to be the outcome but they should have been able to solve this problem,” he said. Portuguese is still spoken in many Goan homes as the coastal state had been under the colonial rule for 450 years before it was finally liberated in 1961.

Taking a dig at BJP-led state government, Rane said the party had promised many things to farmers, youths and others but has failed to implement them.

“These things have not been implemented till this date. This budget is the last budget of this government. The government can introspect whether they have achieved the promises that they made during election (sic),” he said.  Rane also criticised government for its “failure to maintain standard” in government-run schools, saying “more attention should be paid to those government schools which have scarcity of teachers”.

The issue of MoI has been going on for many years, with different organisations favouring different languages. Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch (BBSM) has demanded the state’s mother tongue Konkani to be the medium of instruction.  They have also sought withdrawal of grants given to English medium schools.

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