New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) General Secretary D Raja on Thursday questioned the urgency of imposing the National Education Policy (NEP) on the States.

He stated that there is 'uproar' and 'outrage' in Tamil Nadu and said everyone is asking the Centre about the alleged 'preferential treatment to one particular language'

D Raja also slammed RSS and said, 'The language issue has been created by RSS and their followers. BJP is the political wing of RSS. Whatever RSS says, the BJP tries to do it. Why suddenly the so-called National Education Policy or NEP is being imposed on states? Nothing but to impose one language. That is why in Tamil Nadu, there is uproar and outrage. Every citizen of Tamil Nadu is questioning why you are imposing one language...Why you are giving some kind of preferential treatment to one particular language?'

'This is what Tamil Nadu people are asking. Here, again, Maharashtra, anywhere, who is creating the linguistic disharmony. It is the RSS outfit, ' he alleged.

Meanwhile, in the ongoing debate on the alleged 'imposition of languages' in the Southern States, a PIL was filed in the Supreme Court seeking implementing of the three-language formula, proposed by the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and West Bengal.

The plea filed by BJP lawyer GS Mani said the refusal or failure of the State government to implement the National Educational Policy of the Central government or sign an MoU may harm the public interest or infringe on citizens' rights.

While the Centre defended the policy as a step towards multilingualism, Tamil Nadu said that it unfairly pressures non-Hindi-speaking states.

The Tamil Nadu government has accused the Central government of trying to push Hindi 'sideways' through the NEP, despite the state's longstanding resistance to such policies.

The government has strongly opposed implementing the NEP, raising concern over the three-language formula and alleging that the Centre wants to 'impose' Hindi. (ANI)