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\"\"Srinagar: The occupation administration led by the Delhi-installed Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has stirred fresh controversy in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir by initiating a move to make Sanskrit education mandatory in schools across the territory, a step seen by critics as part of a larger ideological agenda under India\u2019s National Educational Policy (NEP) 2020.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, the move comes just days after India\u2019s Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) scrapped Urdu language as a qualifying criterion for the post of Naib Tehsildar in the territory, sparking allegations of cultural imposition.<\/p>\n

Reacting sharply, the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) accused the LG of interfering in governance and education policy in a politically sensitive territory. In a statement, the party expressed concern over what it called a “top-down imposition driven by ideological motives rather than academic merit or local relevance.”<\/p>\n

The NC emphasized that such decisions should emerge from local legislative processes and reflect the linguistic and cultural diversity of the territory, rather than being dictated by external ideological frameworks.<\/p>\n

“This isn\u2019t about promoting a classical language; it\u2019s about sidelining the local ethos and replacing it with a singular cultural narrative,” an NC spokesperson said, warning that such measures could further alienate the population and deepen the sense of disenfranchisement in the already volatile territory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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