GT NEWSROOM: Romi Lipi Action Front, a voice of all section of Goans, fully agrees with the Goa government in giving recognition to all the 3 languages Konkani, English and Marathi, as mediums of instruction in the schools of Goa, stated a press note issued by its convenor Wilmix Wilson Mazarello
“We say, it is the right of every Goan parent, to decide, in which language their child/ ward should be educated. This right of the parents, cannot be usurped by any other authority,” he stated.
The forum also believes that Konkani , English or Marathi should get equal grants to all in equal measures.
Wilson also pressed that Konkani Language in the Roman Script should get its rightful place in the Official Language Act and those wishing to learn Konkani in the Roman Script, from Std V onwards, should be given the option to do so.
He reteiterated that, “we can still keep Konkani and our Goan culture alive, without depriving our children of the vast growth opportunities available to them globally.”
