Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 2: National Conference’s Jammu Provincial president Devender Singh Rana today expressed happiness over the inclusion of the Dogri as official language in J&K UT, but said all regional languages must be duly recognised and respected.
“I am very happy that my mother tongue Dogri is being included as an official language along with English, Urdu, Kashmiri and Hindi in Jammu and Kashmir. Dogri reflects the Dogra culture and heritage and so it should be put at a premium pedestal along with other languages of JK,” Rana said.
“All spoken languages in JK including Gojri, Pahari, Sheena, Bhaderwahi, Galhyani, Balti, Bodhi, Punjabi and others must be respected and duly recognised to showcase and preserve the multicultural and multi-linguistic ethos of JK,” he said.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee Chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma said, “While it is good that regional sentiments have been taken care of, the multiplicity of languages may have its own problems.
“There are other languages spoken by a large population in Jammu and Kashmir like Gojri, Pahari, Punjabi and Sheena and few others,” he said, demanding equal respect to all spoken languages in the union territory.
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