Punjabi out of main subjects by CBSE, Punjab CM slams board

New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi slammed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for keeping Punjabi out of the major subjects by terming it against the federal spirit of the Constitution and it violates the right of Punjabi youth to learn their native language.

Following receiving opprobrium from public on social media, CBSE board clarified the decision and responded to Punjab CM on the twitter.

“I firmly oppose the CBSE’s authoritarian decision to keep Punjabi out of the main subjects. This is against the federal spirit of Constitution, violating the right of Punjabi youth to learn their native language. I condemn this biased exclusion of Punjabi,” CM Channi wrote on twitter.

Replying to CM, “It is clarified that the classification of subjects has been done purely on administrative ground for the purpose of conduct of Term – I Examinations based on the number of candidates appearing in the subject and in no way reflects the importance of subjects as Major or Minor.” The CBSE board wrote on social media.