There was jubilation among the Manipuris who have been in Assam, Tripura and other Northeastern states for generations, as the Assam government will translate into action the Manipuri language demands. The assurances were given by Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam education and Health Minister during a meeting in Silchar, Assam on September 26.
Arambam Nandababu, vice president of Manipur Language Protection Coordination Committee said, “Manipuri language is not one of the official associate languages in Assam. As such the Manipuri candidates of the Assam Public Service Commission and other recruitment tests conducted by Assam government departments are handicapped.”
The officially recognized associate languages for such tests are Assamese, Bengali and Bodo. Nandababu said that if Manipuri is made an official associate language the Manipuri candidates could write in their mother tongue…
