India cannot afford to be divided over languages, says VP Dhankhar

PUDUCHERRY:  India, an aspirational nation in the world, cannot afford to be divided on the issue of languages, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Tuesday and appealed to to the people to consider the future well-being of the country and “get over this storm.”

Also, he made a strong pitch for implementing the National Education Policy 2020 in letter and spirit, as it was a “game changer” in the education sector that could spur further development of the country.

Speaking at the Pondicherry University here, Dhankhar who is the chancellor of the varsity, without naming anyone, lamented that there was opposition to languages. “India is the most aspirational nation in the world as a result of phenomenal development in the last decade,” the Vice President said and asked “how can we be divided on languages?” PTI