Demand for Central univ to restore lost glory of Sanskrit

A demand was voiced in Rajya Sabha today to restore lost glory of Sanskrit language and open a Central University for it.
Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Tarun Vijay (BJP) said, "Sanskrit language was being neglected to the extent that its teaching is stopped at schools when a student reaches standard V or VI... CBSE is promoting Chinese, French and German...Restore its lost glory."
Vijay cited remarks of first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru that "If I was asked what is the greatest treasure which India possesses and what is her finest heritage, I would answer unhesitatingly - it is the Sanskrit language and literature, and all that it contains."

The BJP member said that Nehru had further said, "This is a magnificent inheritance, and so long as this endures and influences the life of our people, the basic genius of India will continue."
Vijay, however, lamented that the language was being "sadly ignored".
Stressing that even the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar wanted mother tongue status to Sanskrit, Vijay said it was a matter of concern that there were three central universities in India for Urdu, English and Hindi but none for Sanskrit.
Several members, including almost the entire BJP, associated themselves with the demand for setting up a central university for Sanskrit.