A senior BJP leader here has written to Central government requesting a formal announcement of setting up of a university of Hindi journalism named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on January 10 on the occasion of 'Vishwa Hindi Diwas'.
In his letters sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and HRD Minister Smriti Irani today, city BJP general secretary Amarjeet Mishra has reminded them about government's proposal to set up the 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee Kendriya Hindi Patrakarita Vishwavidylaya'.
The proposal was mooted in the 10th World Hindi Conference held between September 10-12 last year in Bhopal by the Ministry of External Affairs.
'World Hindi Diwas' is observed on January 10 by the Ministry of External Affairs along with its Indian missions abroad on the lines of annual Hindi Diwas, which is celebrated on September 14 every year in Hindi-speaking regions of the country.
"Modi government has been on front foot to give exposure to Hindi language not only in homeland but in overseas too and this is why Modi and his team members prefer our national language Hindi while dealing with foreign dignitaries. This is the sign of attaining Indianness," stated the letter.
"But its high time that Central government should act upon its own proposal by officially announcing the setting up of the Hindi University of Journalism in the name of our beloved (ex) Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who started his political career as a journalist," Mishra wrote.
He said the formal announcement to this effect would be the "biggest act of showing reverence to Vajpayee, after honouring him with Bharat Ratna award last year.
"If the university in the name of Atal Bihari Vajpayeeji starts imparting education, then it will not only give impetus to the new generations to adopt it as medium of vocational course, but also help expanding the base (of Hindi) all over the country," added Mishra.
