In a reply to JNUSU allegations, UGC said that the universities are autonomous bodies and they can teach and they can teach any subject and there is no compulsion on teaching any particular subject. Earlier, JNUSU had alleged that JNU is forcing the students to study Hindi by making it a compulsory subject.
Amid all the allegations, JNU said that all such allegations are false and misinformation is being circulated in order to defame the name of the university. JNU also said that such statements are "undesirable and condemnable" and clarified that university has not taken any such decision.
"Universities are autonomous bodies and any decision to teach any particular subject is up to them. There is no compulsion," said UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain.
"The idea behind the letter sent to universities in October 2018 was to seek suggestions about the teaching of Hindi in universities and not to mandate it," Jain said.
CPI(M) allegations on the UGC
The CPI(M) has also alleged that efforts to push Hindi as a compulsory subject will create problems among the other linguistic groups and can affect the unity of the country.
Earlier, through the New Education Policy, the government has tried to make Hindi as a compulsory subject in non-Hindi speaking states but the same was strongly opposed by the southern states and a result government issued a revised draft of the New Education Policy.
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