Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Sept 12: Following removal of Arabic and Persian subjects by Union Public Service Commission for competitive examinations, faculty members, students and other staff of Department of Arabic in BGSB University submitted a resolution to President of India seeking his intervention to get these subjects re-inducted for UPSC exams.
BGSB University’s Arabic Department faculty and students held a meeting under the chairmanship of Dr Shamas Kamal Anjum, HoD Arabic and said that the step has hurt thousands of aspirants who opted these subjects for UPSC examinations.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Shamas Kamal Anjum said that decision to remove Arabic language sounds unconvincing and shocking and needs urgent reconsideration. He said that the department feels that the higher authorities should come forward and intervene so that the decision could be rectified and the previous status of Arabic and Persian languages in the Civil Services Examinations could be restored.
Terming Arabic and Persian languages as integral part of Indian languages and culture, Dr Kamal said that Arabic is the official language of more than 22 Arab countries, fourth language of the world and sixth language of UNO.
Others who spoke on the occasion included Dr Mohd Afhan, Dr Mazhar Alam, Dr Liaqet Nair, Qari Manzoor Ahmed, Mehraj Khalid, Ishtiaq Ahmed Shah and Ayaz Ahmed Mohammad Shahid.
After passing the resolution, it was sent to President of India by registered post and copied to Vice-President of India, Prime Minister of India, Minister of Human Resource Development, Chairman UPSC, Chancellor of BGSB University and CM J&K State, Chairman, Minority Commission, President, All India Association of Arabic Teachers & Scholars and Director, NCPUL for re-inducting both Arabic and Persian in the UPSC list.
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