Odisha political parties urge Jharkhand govt. not to exclude Odia language from teachers training course

The three parties said the recent decision of the Jharkhand government excluding Odia language from the curriculum of Teachers Training Course and non recruitment of fresh teachers in Odia medium schools, has created an atmosphere of dissent across Odisha.

The three major political parties in Odisha —Biju Janata Dal, BJP and Congress — have requested Jharkhand government not to exclude Odia language from the curriculum of Teachers Training course meaning for primary teachers in the neighbouring State.

The three parties said the recent decision of the Jharkhand government excluding Odia language from the curriculum of Teachers Training Course and non recruitment of fresh teachers in Odia medium schools, has created an atmosphere of dissent across Odisha.

Odisha's School and Mass Education Minister S. R. Dash in a letter to his Jharkhand counterpart Jagarnath Mahato said that exclusion of Odia language from the Teachers Training Course by the Jharkhand government has created an "atmosphere of dissent, distrust and discomfort fanning controversies among the Odia speaking people in Jharkhand and border districts." The senior BJD leader on Friday urged Mr. Mahato not to exclude Odia language from the curriculum of Teachers Training Course meant for primary teachers in the neighbouring State.