Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, March 3

The Punjab Jagriti Manch today hailed the move of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha to unanimously pass a resolution making Punjabi a compulsory subject in all government and non-government schools of the state till Class X.

The members played drums at the Punjab Press Club while expressing their satisfaction with the decision.

Hailing the decision, president of the manch Satnam Manak and general secretary Deepak Bali appealed to Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh to ensure that all clauses in the resolution get implemented properly. The members said they had been raising the demand for a long time which had eventually been accepted.

The members said they were happy as the legislators took the issue seriously and discussed it at length for one hour deliberating on need to implement the use of language in administrative offices and even judiciary.