Culture and Tourism Minister Dayaldas Baghel on Saturday informed that Chhattisgarh Government had been making efforts to include Chhattisgarhi language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, an official statement informed here on Saturday.
He was speaking as chief guest at the Foundation Day of Chhattisgarhi Rajbhasha Ayog at the Mahant Ghasidas Museum.
“The MPs of Chhattisgarh will be urged to raise the language issue in Parliament at regular intervals. It is only a matter of time that it will be included in the Eighth Schedule,’’ the minister revealed.
He appealed to the intellectuals, writers and literary figures to highlight the issue at public forums. He added, ``People should be proud while speaking in Chhattisgarhi and make it a language of all,’’.
Kushabhau Thakre University of Journalism and Mass Communication Vice-Chancellor Mansingh Parmar, Director of Culture and Archaeology Rakesh Chaturvedi, Chhattisgarhi Rajbhasha Commission Secretary Surendra Dube, Mahadev Pande, Keyur Bhushan, Daneshwar Sharma and a lot of senior literary personalities were present at the function.