The State Assembly that never bothered about the State Language, died

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak
On February 9th, the 16th Orissa Legislative Assembly, that had shown no concern for governance of the State in the State Language, virtually died a premature death, helping Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik escape undiscussed and uncensored for forgery in the amendments of the Orissa Official Language Act, 1954 and for unauthorised expenditure in the so-called First World Oriya Language Conference. The session was programmed till 13th instant.

In the 15th Assembly Chief Minister had used fraudulence to amend the Official Language Act of Orissa. He had even obliterated the Cabinet decision dated 14 March 2018, which had finalised the draft amendment bill as per pencil vetting by the Law Department. He had taken away the legally prepared draft Bill from the Assembly file and  put a fabricated draft there, which eventually got approval of the Assembly on the 1st of May, 2018. Such fraudulence in Law making is never marked in any democracy anywhere. 

This legislative misconduct of the Chief Minister was brought to records with official documents in my two books namely Oriya Bhashaku Naveenanka Maranaaghata (Naveen’s Deathblow to Oriya Language) published in 2021 and Vartsaniya Bidhanasabha (Condemnable Assembly) published in 2022. The 16th Assembly being the sovereign house in action in these these two years and up to end of the last session on Friday, the Chief Minister should have been subjected to prosecution for breech of its privilege. But it never happened.  

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ଗୋଟିଏ ଜାତି ଯେତେବେଳେ ଭୟଙ୍କର ବିପତ୍ତିରେ ପଡ଼ିଥାଏ, ସେତେବେଳେ ତାକୁ ତହିଁରୁ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଯିଏ ସମର୍ଥ ନେତୃତ୍ଵ ଦେଇଥାନ୍ତି, ତାଙ୍କୁ କୁହାଯାଏ ଯୁଗ ପୁରୁଷ । ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଏକମାତ୍ର ଯୁଗ ପୁରୁଷ ହେଲେ ମଧୁବାବୁ : ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଜାତିର ପ୍ରାଣପ୍ରିୟ କୁଳବୃଦ୍ଧ ମଧୁସୂଦନ ଦାସ ।

ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷାଭାଷୀ ଭୂଖଣ୍ଡକୁ ନେଇ ଏକ ସ୍ଵତନ୍ତ୍ର ରାଜ୍ୟ ହେବ, ଯେଉଁଠି ସବୁ କାମ ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ ହେବ, ଏହି ଥିଲା ତାଙ୍କ ସ୍ଵପ୍ନ ।

ତାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ ଉତ୍କଳ ସମ୍ମିଳନୀକୁ ହଡ଼ଫ କରି ସମ୍ମିଳନୀର ଏକ ଅନଧିକୃତ ଅଧିବେଶନ ଚକ୍ରଧରପୁରରେ ସଂଘଟିତ କରି ଗୋପବନ୍ଧୁବାବୁ ଯଦି ତାହାକୁ ବସ୍ତୁତଃ ହତ୍ୟା କରିନଥାନ୍ତେ, ତେବେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷାଭାଷୀ ସମଗ୍ର ଭୂଖଣ୍ଡକୁ ନେଇ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଆବିର୍ଭୂତ ହୋଇଥାନ୍ତା । ଜାତିଭିତ୍ତିରେ ମଣିଷମାନଙ୍କୁ ଜନ୍ମତଃ ଭିନ୍ନ ଭିନ୍ନ ବିଚାରିବା ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା ସହ ଏକମତ ନଥିବା ମଧୁବାବୁ ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟଧର୍ମ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଥିବାରୁ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ହିନ୍ଦୁ ମହାସଭା ସମର୍ଥକମାନେ ଭିତରେ ଭିତରେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ବିରୋଧ କରୁଥିଲେ ଓ ଶେଷରେ ତାଙ୍କ ଉତ୍କଳ ସମ୍ମିଳନୀକୁ ଲୋପ କରି ତାଙ୍କ ସ୍ଵପ୍ନକୁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣତଃ ସାକାର ହେବାକୁ ଦେଇନଥିଲେ ।

ମଧୁବାବୁଙ୍କ ସେହି ଅପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ସ୍ବପ୍ନକୁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କରିବାକୁ ଆମେ ଆମ ଭାଷାରେ ଆମ ରାଜ୍ୟର ପରିଚାଳନା ପାଇଁ ସଂଗ୍ରାମ ରତ; କିନ୍ତୁ ଆମ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଏପରି ଜଣେ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ କବଳରେ ପଡିଛି, ଯିଏ ତାଙ୍କ ବାପାଙ୍କ ମତଲବକୁ ଚରିତାର୍ଥ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଆମ ଭାଷା ବିରୁଦ୍ଧରେ ବିଧାନସଭାରେ ଜାଲିଆତି ବି ପ୍ରୟୋଗ କରିଛନ୍ତି । ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଜାତିର ଭାଗ୍ୟାକାଶରେ ଜମିରହିଥିବା ଅନ୍ଧକାର ଅଧିକ ଭୟଙ୍କର ଭାବେ ଘଞ୍ଚ ହୋଇଉଠିଛି ।

ଏହି ଦାରୁଣ ଦୁର୍ବିପାକ କବଳରେ ଆମେ ଆମ ପରିଚୟ ହରାଇବାକୁ ବସିଥିବା ବେଳେ, ଆମ ଭାଷାର ଲାଭଜନକ ଉପଯୋଗ କରି ନିଜ ନିଜ ପାଇଁ ପୁସ୍ତକୀୟ ଆୟ, ଲେଖକୀୟ ପରିଚୟ, ଅଖିଝଲସା ସମ୍ମାନ ସଂଗ୍ରହ କରୁଥିବା ଭାଷାଜୀବୀମାନେ ମୁହୂର୍ତ୍ତକପାଇଁ ମଧ୍ୟ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀଙ୍କୁ କେବେ କହିନାହାନ୍ତି ମଧୁବାବୁଙ୍କ ଜୀବନବ୍ୟାପୀ ତପସ୍ୟାକୁ ବ୍ୟର୍ଥ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ସେ ଯେଉଁ ଷଡ଼ଯନ୍ତ୍ର ଚଲାଇଛନ୍ତି, ତହିଁରୁ ନିବୃତ୍ତ ହେବା ପାଇଁ । ଯେଉଁ ଓଡ଼ିଆମାନେ ସରସ୍ଵତୀ ସମ୍ମାନ, ଜ୍ଞାନପୀଠ ସମ୍ମାନ, କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡ଼େମୀ ସମ୍ମାନ, ରାଜ୍ୟ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡ଼େମୀ ସମ୍ମାନ, ସାରଳା ସମ୍ମାନ ଆଦି ସମ୍ମାନ ସାଉଁଟିଛନ୍ତି, ସାହିତ୍ୟସେବା ଆଳରେ ବିଭିନ୍ନ ବିଶ୍ଵବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟରୁ ବିନା ଗବେଷଣାରେ ସମ୍ମାନଜନକ ଡକ୍ଟରେଟ ହାସଲ କରିଛନ୍ତି, ବିଭିନ୍ନ କିସମର ପଦ୍ମ ସମ୍ମାନରେ ବିଭୂଷିତ ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି , ସେ ସମସ୍ତେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା କରୁଣାରୁ ସେ ସବୁ ଅର୍ଜନ କରିଛନ୍ତି । ଅଥଚ, ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଜାତିକୁ ଭାଷା ଅଧିକାର ମିଳୁନି; ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପାଟି ଫିଟୁନି !

ଆମ ଭାଷାଜୀବୀ ସାହିତ୍ୟିକମାନେ ଭାବୁଛନ୍ତି ଯେ, ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପରିସୃଷ୍ଟ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ହେତୁ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ପରିପୁଷ୍ଟ ହେଉଛି । ମାତ୍ର ସେମାନେ ସ୍ଵୀକାର କରିବା ଆବଶ୍ୟକ ଯେ, ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ସାହିତ୍ୟିକ ଭାବେ ଝଲସିବାର ଓ ଏତେ ସବୁ ସମ୍ମାନ, ଉପାଧି, ଅର୍ଥ ଅର୍ଜିବାର ପରିସର ଯିଏ ଦେଇଛି, ତାହା କେବଳ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା । ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଆମ ସହଜାତ ନୁହେଁ, ଭାଷା ଆମ ସହଜାତ । ଭାଷାର ସ୍ଵାର୍ଥକୈନ୍ଦ୍ରିକ ଉପଯୋଗ ଦ୍ଵାରା ସାହିତ୍ୟ ସୃଷ୍ତିହୁଏ , କିନ୍ତୁ ଯେଉଁ ଭାଷା କାମର ଭାଷା ନହୁଏ ସେ ଭାଷା ମରିଯାଏ , ଯେମିତି ମରିଯାଇଛି ବିପୁଳ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ସତ୍ତ୍ୱେ ପାଳି, ମରିଯାଇଛି ସଂସ୍କୃତ ।

ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ହିଁ ଆମ ପରିଚୟ । ଆମ ଭାଷା ଓଡ଼ିଆ ବୋଲି ଆମେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ । ବଙ୍ଗଳା ଯଦି ଆମ ଭାଷା ହୋଇଥାନ୍ତା, ଆମେ ହୋଇଥାନ୍ତେ ବଙ୍ଗାଳୀ ; ତେଲୁଗୁ ଯଦି ଆମ ଭାଷା ହୋଇଥାନ୍ତା, ଆମେ ହୋଇଥାନ୍ତେ ତେଲେଙ୍ଗା । ଆମ ଭାଷାଜୀବୀ ସାହିତ୍ୟିକମାନେ ଏହା ବୁଝିବା ଉଚିତ । ସେଥିପାଇଁ, ସେମାନେ ଓଡ଼ିଆବିଦ୍ଵେଷୀ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧରେ ସ୍ଵର ତୋଳିବା ଉଚିତ । ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀଙ୍କୁ ସେମାନେ ଆମ ଭାଷା ଆଇନର ସଂଶୋଧନ ପାଇଁ ମୁଁ ଦେଇଥିବା ପ୍ରସ୍ତାବକୁ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକାରୀ କରିବାକୁ କହିବା ଉଚିତ ଓ କଳାପତାକା ଅଭିଯାନରେ ଝାସ ଦେବା ଉଚିତ । ଆମ ସାହିତ୍ୟିକମାନେ କେବଳ ଭାଷାଜୀବୀ ନୁହନ୍ତି , ସେମାନେ ଭାଷାପ୍ରେମୀ ମଧ୍ୟ, ଏହା ସରକାରଙ୍କୁ ଓ ସାରା ବିଶ୍ଵକୁ ଜଣାଇଦେବା ପାଇଁ ସେମାନେ ସମସ୍ତ କୁଣ୍ଠା ବିସର୍ଜନ କରି କଳାପତାକା ଅଭିଯାନକୁ ଆସନ୍ତୁ ।

ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ଭିତ୍ତିରେ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ପ୍ରଦେଶର ରୂପାଯନ ପାଇଁ ମଧୁବାବୁ ଯେଉଁ ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନ କରିଥିଲେ ତାହା ଯେପରି ବିଷୟନିଷ୍ଠ, ଅଥଚ ଆଇନ ସମ୍ମତ ଥିଲା, ଠିକ ସେହି ଢାଞ୍ଚାରେ ମୁଁ ଏହି ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନ ଗଢିଛି । କୌଣସି ଆଇନ ଉଲ୍ଲଂଘନ ନକରି ଆଇନଅମାନ୍ୟକାରୀ ସରକାରକୁ ଆମ ଭାଷା ଆଇନର ଉଲ୍ଲଙ୍ଘନକାରୀକୁ ଦଣ୍ଡବିଧାନ ପାଇଁ ଓ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷାକୁ ସର୍ବତୋଭାବେ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟଭାଷା କରିବା ପାଇଁ କିପରି ବାଧ୍ୟ କରାଯାଇପାରେ ଏହା ତାହାର ଉତ୍କୃଷ୍ଟତମ ପରୀକ୍ଷଣ ।

ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷାକୁ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଜାତିର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟଭାଷା କରିବା ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ୟରେ ଏକ ଭାଷାଭିତ୍ତିକ ପ୍ରଦେଶ ଭାବେ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ପରିକଳ୍ପନା କରି ତାହାର ରୂପାଯନ ପାଇଁ ମଧୁବାବୁ ଯେଉଁ ଉତ୍କଳ ସମ୍ମିଳନୀ ଗଢିଥିଲେ, ତହିଁରେ ଯୋଗଦେବାକୁ ସବୁ ଓଡ଼ିଆଙ୍କୁ ଆହ୍ଵାନ ଦେଇ ସେ କହିଥିଲେ –“ଏହି ସମ୍ମିଳନୀ ଜାତିପ୍ରାଣସିନ୍ଧୁ କୋଟି ପ୍ରାଣବିନ୍ଦୁ ଧରେ, ତୋର ପ୍ରାଣବିନ୍ଦୁ ମିଶାଇ ଦେ ଭାଇ ଡେଇଁ ପଡ଼ି ସିନ୍ଧୁ ନୀରେ ।“

କଳାପତାକା ଅଭିଯାନ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଜାତିର ଆତ୍ମାର ଅଭିଯାନ । ଏଥିରେ ଝାସ ଦେଇ ଆମ ସାହିତ୍ୟିକମାନେ ନିଜ ଭାଷାଜନନୀଙ୍କୁ ସରକାରୀ ଷଡ଼ଯନ୍ତ୍ର କବଳରୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରିବାକୁ ଉଦ୍ୟମ କରନ୍ତୁ ।

ଏହି କଥା କହି, ୨୦୨୩ର ଏହି ଶେଷ ଦିବସରେ ଭାଷାପ୍ରେମୀ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଜାତି ପକ୍ଷରୁ ମୁଁ ମଧୁବାବୁଙ୍କୁ ଆଭୂମ ପ୍ରଣାମ ଜଣାଉଛି ଓ ତାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ ଉତ୍କଳ ସମ୍ମିଳନୀର ସ୍ମୃତି ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ନତମସ୍ତକ ହେଉଛି ।

Capitalism lives through communal hatred, apartheid, violence & genocide: Udayaraj Pandey

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak

Capitalism is collapsing everywhere in the world and therefore, its practitioners are triggering communal hatred, apartheid, violence and genocide to survive, pointed out Mr. Udayaraj Pandey, former Ambassador of Nepal to Malesia and Soudi Arabia, while addressing the 99th Foundation Day Celebration of the Communist Party of India on 26 at Bhagabati Bhavan, the State Headqrs of CPI in Odisha. He is member of the International Affairs Department of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Nepal (UML).

Dissolution of Soviet System, in the 90s, had given birth to apprehensions that, there was no alternative to Capitalism under the unipolar US imperialistic hegemony. But after a few years, the UML came to power through Parliamentary Democracy. Then Latin American Countries followed the path of the Left to assume Power in several Countries, he said.

Now when the Dollar is slashing down, Russia on the one hand and China on the other, are playing their role to bring about a level playing field vis-a-vis the unipolar hegimony of US, he maintained.

The crumbling capitalism may adopt more acute harmful ways including communal and colonial warfare, apartheid and genocide to survive, he warned. Therefore, the Communists everywhere have the role and responsibility to stand with the people to defeat the antipeople design of capitalism, he said, underlining that the ultimate alternative is unity among left. .

He informed that the Communist movemen in Nepal was really monitored from India upto 1949. Thereafter formal organisation took place in Nepal and the CPN (UML) could continue its revolution and came to power in the 90s. India is the 1st Country where Communist Party of India came to Power in Parliamentary Democracy in the 50s. He expressed his gratitude for being given the oppertunity to be present on the occasion of 99th Foundation Day of CPI, he said.

His wife Ms. Kamal Prajal Pandey also participated in the function.

CPI State Secretariate Member Jayanta Das presided over the Celebration.

Former State Secretary Dibakar Nayak, the President of the World Teacher Federation as well as IFUCTO Amiya Kumar Mohanty, AITUC State General Secretary Bijay Jena, Utkal Mahila Samity President Pramodini Paikray, AISF Odisha State President Sanghamitra Jena, Chairman of the State History Editing Committee Prof Ashok Pattnaik, former President of Revenshaw Student Union Bijay Mohanty, former administrative officer Ratnakar Rout greeted the occasion. When eminent TV journalist Satish Mishra summed up the deliberations, the General Secretary of Odisha Electricity Employees Federation  Satyabadi Bagh proposed vote of thanks.

The great labour leader and illustrated legislator of CPI Prasanna Kumar Panda was paid glowing tributes on the occasion of his death anniversary at the beginning of the functions.

Sane world should wake up to save children from genocide in Gaza

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak
Sane world should wake up to save children from genocide in Gaza.  Genocide against children of whichever country by whichever country is a crime against all the countries of the world, as the future generation of human society is thereby destroyed. Reported killing of about 10,000 children including newborns in Gaza by Israel in the guise of fighting Hamas is therefore a crime against the entire world. 

“We have agreed that we will act together in international cooperation, as well as in our respective countries” to protect the children “in times of war and in violence-ridden areas”, was the “declaration on the survival, protection and development of children” at the World Summit for Children on 30.9.1990. 

At part 8 of declaration 20, while agreeing that “The essential needs of children and families must be protected even in times of war and in violence-ridden areas”, the World Summit had resolved: “We will work  carefully to protect children from the scourge of war and to take measures to prevent further armed conflicts, in order to give children everywhere a peaceful and secure future.”

But we, the people of the world, have failed.

Lakhs and lakhs of school going students and teachers in New York and elsewhere have demonstrated against the fanatical killing of children and students in Gaza by Israel. 

But, sadly, the same USA, where innumerable school students staged unprecedented walkout condemning massacre of children in Gaza, has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution for an immediate ceasefire. 

The sane world should wake up to stop this offense against the future of mankind. We the people of the world should not allow ourselves to fail.

Slums in Bhubaneswar// CM inaugurates housing complexes sans a foolproof policy

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Bhubaneswar slum dwellers expect fireproof roofs over their heads, with the Chief Minister inaugurating three residential complexes and handing over token possession to some of them.
These three complexes are: Keshari Residency in Satya Nagar, Buddha Vihar in Chandrasekharpur and Barunei Enclave in Subudhipur.
When the Keshari Residency is built for the residents of Shantipalli , the Barunei Enclave is for residents of Tarini Basti.
Each house has a bedroom, a hall, a kitchen, and a latrine-cum-bathroom.
With election-24 knocking at the door, the scheme executives are under tremendous pressure to complete about 7,000 apartment houses in the squalid parts of the city as expeditiously as possible. There is, therefore, apprehension of compromise with the quality of construction. How the residents of the other slums who shall have to wait for such houses would react to this piecemeal allocation at the time of election, is a matter to be marked in time to come.
The scheme is being executed sans a foolproof policy.
But politics is a game that the scoundrels play.

Oriya Language created Orissa and therefore Orissa must be ruled by Oriya Language

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik seems to have developed a wrong notion that governance of Orissa in Oriya depends upon his mercy. His press-note of December 17 and full page display advertisement in major broadsheets of today force us to arrive at this apprehension.

In his December 17 press note it was declared that he had held a meeting with the five members of the ministerial committee on that day for the purpose of “strictly implementing the Orissa Official Language Act, 1954 in official and non-official level” to facilitate which a website has been floated by the government. In the full page multi-color advertisement in broadsheet dailies today, this is intriguingly missing.

The advertisement is designed to tell the people that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has taken historical steps to save and develop Oriya language, and has enumerated the steps he has taken. This is blatant lie. Neither he nor his government has executed any single item claimed to be “historical” in the official advertisement. The entire advertisement is nothing but false propaganda. What a shame it is, that, the people of Orissa are taken for granted by their Chief Minister! Read more →

Navakalevara: Legends and reality

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak

Legends are the most misguiding mischief aimed at superimposing lies on reality so that indigenous people of an occupied land are kept too dazzled to see the dark face of the rulers and the class of exploiters can keep its victims subjugated to its authority, while forcing them to forget the heroic history of evolution of their own philosophy of life, their own splendid spiritual realizations, their own socio-economic uniqueness, their own ancient culture, their own valorous past, their own way of social integration and their own civilization.

We see this mischief galore in the context of Navakalevara of SriJagannatha.

So, here, we are to rip apart the legends and bring the reality of the Navakalevara to light, as thereby alone we can reach the lost uniqueness of the people of Orissa.

We will use Puri Sankaracharya’s self-proclaimed authority over Navakalevara to proceed with our purpose.

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Samaja in Maze of Forgery: Two former Ministers of Orissa – Lingaraj Mishra & Radhanath Rath forged the WILL of Gopabandhu; Both benefitted till their death; SoPS continues to Loot

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak

The Oriya daily SAMAJA founded by late Utkalmani Pandit Gopabandhu Das, to which, out of their love and reverence for the great humanitarian leader, the people of Orissa had and have been giving their financial and moral support, is in a menacing maze of forgery and loot.

Sadly, two of Gopabandhu’s trusted men – Lingaraj Mishra and Radhanath Rath – who, because of being known so, had the opportunity of becoming cabinet ministers in Orissa, were the masterminds and/or makers of the forgery from which the paper is yet to be salvaged.

Both of them – Lingaraj and Radhanath – had partnered with each other in forging the last WILL of Gopabandhu to grab the Samaja, which being Gopabandhu’s paper was of superb credibility and the greatest political instrument of the day. They had performed this crime behind the screen of and in nexus with Servants of the People Society (SoPS), of which, while breathing his last, Gopabandhu was the Vice-President. Read more →