Grouse of BBSM brigade and its cheer leaders
"If Kangress wanted English as MOI, they should have spelt
it out before the last election in their manifesto. They could do the same
in their next manifesto."
"Monseratte as education minister, in answer to a
question, stated in the assembly that there will be status quo about MOI."
Comment:
1.Could someone throw light as to whether the then Education Minister who
overnight denied grants to English medium schools had such a policy spelt
out in the manifesto of the PDF or whichever party was in power?
2. If Education Minister went back on his word to the Assembly to maintain
status quo on the issue, how does that justify the opposition of grants for
English medium primary education?
3. How does one reconcile the fact of a quantum jump from around 30 private
English medium primary schools in the last decade of the 20th century at the
time when local languages got imposed at the primary school level to around
140 new English medium private primary schools in the first 21st Century?
4. How come there has not been a corresponding increase in (non-church)
private Konkani / Marathi primary schools in the last 20 years?
-Soter D.
