Representatives of Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal led by All India Ho language Action Committee chairperson KC Biruli on Friday called on Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram and urged him to ensure inclusion of Ho language in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution.
Submitting a memorandum to the Minister the delegation apprised him that Ho language is the mother tongue of more than a million tribal people living on the borders of Odisha and Jharkhand and also satisfies majority of the criteria required for inclusion in the 8th Schedule.The delegation also informed the Union Minister that the Odisha and Jharkhand Governments have already requested the Union Government to include the language in 8th Schedule to the Constitution.The Union Minister was also requested to examine the Sitakant Mahapatra Commission report in this regard. Budhan Singh Hansada from Rourkela, Ashok Munda luhar and Sadir Bandra from Banaigada were part of the delegation.