The second language, and second and third languages will depend on the population pattern and ethnic profile of people living in the particular region, he added.
"A student is free to choose the first language. In Kolkata, you can choose Bengali as the first language. In the Darjeeling hills, you can choose Nepali as the first language if you wish," Education Minister Bratya Basu said.
West Bengal Education Minister said that the second and third languages will depend on the population pattern and ethnic profile of people living in a particular region.
West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu on Thursday said that Governor C.V. Ananda Bose should not hold back a crucial bill on replacing the chief minister with the Governor as the chancellor of state universities and reach an early .