MARGAO, Feb. 1 -- Team Herald

The Global Romi Lipi Abhiyan (GRLA) has strongly opposed the Goa Staff Selection Commission's (GSSC) decision to set Konkani examination papers only in the Devanagari script, warning that it could discriminate against minority communities in government job recruitment.

In a press statement issued on Thursday, GRLA stated that while making Konkani a compulsory for recruitment exams is intended to prioritise Goans in public sector employment, but restricting the language to Devanagari script would place minority applicants, particularly from the Goan Catholic community, at a disadvantage.

The organisation highlighted that Konkani is a widely spoken language with a rich history, but its development has been h...