Opposition PDP on Tuesday staged a protest against the Jammu and Kashmir government for removing Urdu as a mandatory language in the revenue records, and said the move will have “far-reaching cultural consequences”.
Led by Iltija Mufti, the People’s Democratic Party workers assembled at Sher-e-Kashmir Park here to protest the government’s decision to remove Urdu from the list of mandatory languages in revenue records.
Speaking to reporters here, Mufti said, “This is an attack on our culture and our civilisation. People of Jammu and Kashmir speak different languages like Kashmiri, Dogri, Gojri and Pahari, but Urdu acts as the common bond among all these languages.”
Urdu is being removed from revenue records and this is happening while the National Conference is in power, Mufti said.
Mufti said removing the Urdu language from revenue records is not only a bureaucratic decision but also a political move which will have “far-reaching cultural consequences”.
