he wants to establish hindi as national language (and eventually merge Nepal into India) and Sikkimization of Nepal will be on its final footing..
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KATHMANDU, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Nepali vice president
Saturday defended his action of taking the oath of office and secrecy
on Wednesday in Hindi by saying that his party prepared to establish
Hindi as one of Nepal's official languages, media here reported.
According to a leading website eKantipur.com
report, the newly elected Vice President Paramananda Jha claimed that
he took the oath of office and secrecy in Hindi as the language has
become indispensable in Nepal.
Jha said that his party, the
Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF), has been preparing to establish
Hindi as one of the languages in the soon-to-be drafted constitution.
Jha also clarified that he took the
oath in Hindi to respect the aspirations of southern Nepal's Terai
region residents who played a crucial role in taking him to such a high
position of vice president.
The first vice president of Nepal
said that language was not an issue in a republic Nepal and went on to
claim that only a few elements who wanted to fulfill their vested
interests took out the protests.
Jha said that he will comply with
the Supreme Court verdict and that he has not even thought of
rectifying his error as he has not made any mistake by using Hindi.
Various organizations and student
unions affiliated to parties have been carrying out massive protests
against the vice president for using Hindi in the sworn-in ceremony.
A civil writ has been filed at the Supreme Court on Friday demanding nullification of the oath taken by the vice president.
On Wednesday, newly elected President
Ram Baran Yadav had administered the oath in the Nepali language while
the vice president, who was dressed in what seemed like an Indian
lawmaker's outfit, translated the oath which was written in Nepali and
took it in Hindi.
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