1972 Sindhi Language Bill
Sindhi Language Bill, 1972 was introduced by the Chief Minister Mumtaz Bhutto on July 3, 1972 in the Sindh Assembly, Pakistan.[1][2] The 1972 Language violence in Sindh occurred starting on July 7, 1972,[3] when the Sindh Assembly passed the Sind Teaching, Promotion and Use of Sindhi Language Bill, 1972[4] which established Sindhi language as the sole official language of the province resulting in language violence in Sindh. Due to the clashes, Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto compromised and announced that Urdu and Sindhi will both be official languages of Sindh. The making of Sindhi as an equal language to Urdu for official purposes frustrated the Urdu-speaking people.[5][6]
Clauses
It provided inter alia that:[7]
Clause 4
- (1) Sindhi and Urdu shall be compulsory subjects for study in classes IV to XII in all institutions in which such classes are held.
- (2) The introduction of Sindhi as a compulsory subject shall commence at the lowest level namely class IV and by stages to be prescribed, be introduced in higher classes up to class XII.
Clause 6
Subject to the provisions of the Constitution, Government may make arrangements for progressive use of Sindhi language in offices and departments of Government including Courts and Assembly.[8]
See also
External links
- Laws for language: If the British used Sindhi, why shouldn’t we, experts urge minister
References
- ^ "1972 riots: Was it a language issue?". Herald (Pakistan). 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ Ahmer, Dr Moonis (2018-12-02). "SOCIETY: SINDHI CULTURE AND SINDH'S URBAN SPACES". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ InpaperMagazine, From (2012-10-06). "A leaf from history: Language frenzy in Sindh". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ "SIND ACT NO.XIV OF 1972" (PDF). sindhlaws.gov.pk. (PDF) from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ "A leaf from history: Language frenzy in Sindh". Dawn. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ Report, Dawn (2018-03-19). "Call to declare Sindhi official language". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ "Sindhi Language Bill" (PDF). Government of Sindh. 6 July 1972. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2016-02-15.