It has been a long ruse of Bhagalpuris to have their
language Angika to be known and respected just
like Maithili or Bhojpuri. With Maithili in the
Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution which
contains twenty two scheduled languages of
India, other languages of Bihar too are
shoulder to shoulder in their fight for
validity and recognition.
In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election from
Bhagalpur, Prasun Latant is one such
candidate who has cudgeled up to take
up the issue of Angika language. He has made
the promise of bringing Angika into the
eighth schedule and making it the second
language of Bihar.
Language is not all independent of the
geographical landscape, so he has also promised in
his manifesto that Karn Garh and the
iconic Ravindra Bhavan will be made into attractive
tourist spots of international standing.
Little wonder, that he has raised the issue of
Angika and Karn Garh at the same time.
Bhartiya Gareeb Majdoor Party, under
whose banner Prasun Latant is fighting the Assembly
Elections, is not visible online much.
It does not even have a Facebook page.
Leave alone
solutions for big sign-boards and
star-like campaigning. Still, its presence
on roads is visible in select localities.
All hopes for Prasun are strung on the
educated and suave gentry of Bhagalpur. As he
himself says "educated and
understanding people live in Bhagalpur. I hope that they will
bring out astonishing results this time (translated)."
Still at a time when the issues of
unemployment by the opposition versus the good
work done by the ruling parties are
making rounds in all corners of the constituency,
this tiny and feeble voice is getting
suppressed. There seems to be utter apathy
among the mainstream parties for
Angika as an election issue. In all the din and
clamour, the way in which Prasun
Latant has held his ground and still collecting
accolades is heart-warming not
only for Angika lovers but the whole gentry of the
Angika speaking world.
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