Gangtok, July 28 -- Sikkim's lone Lok Sabha MP, Indra Hang Subba, has formally requested the Ministry of Education to include Rai, Sherpa, Tamang, and Gurung languages as optional second vernacular subjects in Classes 11 and 12 of CBSE-affiliated schools in the state.

According to an official statement, Subba has endorsed a joint representation submitted by four major community organisations - Sikkim Akhil Kirat Rai Sangh, Denjong Sherpa Association, Sikkim Tamang Buddhist Association, and All Sikkim Gurung Buddhist Association - seeking continued language options for senior secondary students.

Subba met Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at Parliament House and Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar at his official r...