Anusuchit Jati Kalyan Sangh alleges derogatory reference to Nepali SCs n Darj textbook

GANGTOK, 13 April: The Anusuchit Jati Kalyan Sangh, Namchi, has issued a strong condemnation of a book, Sahitya Udbhodan-III, by PK Chettri of Saint Robert’s School, Darjeeling, for students of class VII. This book, published by Gama Prakashan, the AJKS complains, on the pretext of translating some English proverbs into Nepali has used derogatory references against the Nepali Scheduled Caste community.
Nepali equivalents of two English proverbs, have been rather tastelessly included  in the book, prompting the AJKS to wonder why, “in this era of techno-friendly world of 21st Century, a renowned teacher has used such words which is against the Nepali SC community”.
The release highlights that the Nepali proverbs offered as equivalents in the book carry a very different meaning from the English proverbs and hence their inclusion is even more mischievous.

“It’s a direct insult on the whole Nepali SC people and we strongly demand of the said book and his immediate arrest under the Prevention of Atrocities Act 1991 of the Indian Constitution so that it becomes an exemplary of such persons in near future,” the release states.
The release, issued by the AJKS, Namchi, coordinator, Binay Gazmer, also wonders why organisations which claim to be working for the welfare of the SC community elsewhere in Sikkim have ignored this insult thus far.