Mangaluru: The Congress government in the State has failed to utilize various funds released by the Central government, alleged BJP’s state spokesperson Sudesh Sharma.

Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Sharma said that the State government did not submit the account details about the fund of Rs. 1000 crore that was given to the Minorities Development Corporation.

“The Central government has given funds for various fields including education field, but the State government has failed to make fund reach the needy,” he regretted.

Sharma said “the Yeddyurappa government had given the fund of Rs 910 crore to the Minorities Development Corporation, which had the fund of Rs. 22 crore. Haj Bhavan was constructed at the cost of Rs. 50 crore. But the Congress government in the State is just assuring false promises to the minorities here.”  

Sharma further asserted that the BJP will come to power with the majority of seats in the state.

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New Delhi, May 4 (PTI): Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday claimed that Sanskrit is a "scientific" language and even NASA has acknowledged it as such – a claim that has often been made with little evidence in support.

Gupta made the remark addressing the closing ceremony of a 10-day Sanskrit learning initiative in the capital.

"Even NASA scientists have written papers on Sanskrit and have confirmed that it is a scientific language. Coding can be done in Sanskrit. Sanskrit is the most computer-friendly language," she said.

Her assertion was most likely based on a 1985 paper – and subsequent glorification of it with little follow-up – published in AI magazine.

The paper, titled Knowledge Representation in Sanskrit and Artificial Intelligence, was authored by Rick Briggs, a researcher associated with NASA Ames Research Centre, who sought to prove that a "natural language can serve as an artificial language also."

Briggs, about whom little else is known, cited in the paper ancient Sanskrit grammarians who "accomplished" a method for "paraphrasing Sanskrit in a manner that is identical not only in essence but in form with current work in Artificial Intelligence."

Meanwhile, Gupta said that it is societal bias that views fluency in foreign languages as a sign of intelligence, while often dismissing Sanskrit.

"If our children speak French, German or English fluently, then we consider that child very bright and take pride in that. But when a child can speak Sanskrit with the same fluency, it is not considered a big deal," she said.

Gupta argued that Sanskrit is not only foundational to Indian culture but also integral to many Indian languages.

"Every state has a mother tongue, but in reality, Sanskrit is our mother tongue as every language has descended from Sanskrit. Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Sindhi, Malayalam -- these are all branches of Sanskrit," she said.

The BJP leader added, "If we want to be 'Vishva Guru' (world leader), then we have to gain more knowledge by the means of Sanskrit."

She also said that the Delhi government will work to make the language more accessible, especially through government schools.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra also attended the event.

The Delhi government, in collaboration with the NGO Samskrita Bharati, conducted free Sanskrit classes from April 23 at 1,008 locations across the city schools, colleges, and temples, with daily two-hour sessions focusing on the basics of the language.

Gupta said such efforts are part of a broader push to restore Sanskrit's place in everyday life and education.