Government today said it was considering inclusion of Bhojpuri and Rajasthani languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution thereby granting it the status as the official language but could not give any time-frame to do so.
A Calling Attention motion on inclusion of Bhojpuri and Rajasthani in the Eighth Schedule of Constitution, moved by Sanjay Nirupam (Cong), saw uproarious scenes in the Lok Sabha as more members wanted to participate in the debate and SP and RJD members even trooped to the Well of the House.
Leader of the House Pranab Mukherjee intervened at this stage and suggested that since the scope of the Calling Attention Motion was limited members can have a Short Duration Discussion in the next session.
In a statement in the House, Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken said that government could not give a time-frame for for consideration of the demands for inclusion of more languages in Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India.
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