The textbook revision row in Karnataka escalated after the Congress referred to as RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar a coward who submitted six mercy petitions to the British.
The BJP has retaliated by saying “if Karl Marx might be taught to the youngsters, why classes of RSS leaders can’t be taught”.
BJP nationwide Normal Secretary C.T. Ravi on Friday, reacting to the event of textbook revision, mentioned: “If classes on Karl Marx might be learn, why cannot college students learn the teachings of RSS leaders. The ideology will unfold by the branches of RSS. They will solely take away them from the syllabus, however not from the hearts of individuals. Former PMs Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi have failed of their comparable makes an attempt earlier.”
Criticising the grand previous celebration, the senior BJP chief additional mentioned: “Lies and Congress are two sides of the identical coin. Congress leaders have begged for the seat of energy. Why have been Congress leaders not despatched to Andaman jail by the British? Why was solely Veer Savarkar despatched there? Why was Jawaharlal Nehru not despatched to Andaman jail?”
Former Income Minister R. Ashoka has warned that the BJP wouldn’t sit quiet if adjustments within the syllabus are made in response to the whims and fancies of Congress leaders.
Senior Congress chief B.Okay. Hariprasad claimed that Hedgewar admitted to writing 6 mercy petitions to the British. “We do not need to train our kids chapters on cowards. The Congress authorities is not going to approve the ideology of Sangh Parivar, the household of Hindu nationalist organisations comparable to RSS, is not going to be allowed to affect the functioning of any authorities division.
“No proof is there to show that Hedgewar was a freedom fighter. I refuse to respect people pretending to be freedom fighters… and who sought mercy from the British. Somebody even referred to Nathuram Godse, who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi, as a freedom fighter,” he mentioned.
The earlier BJP authorities had launched a chapter on Hedgewar final 12 months, after organising a committee headed by right-wing author Rohit Chakrathirta.
Former Karnataka Training Minister B.C. Nagesh mentioned: “We made adjustments (within the textbooks) by taking these individuals into confidence. However they have been damage by these adjustments. We eliminated the teachings on Nehru and decreased the teachings on the glorification of Tipu Sultan. We introduced such classes that developed a sense of nationalism amongst college students.
“Although Congress dominated the nation and the state for a few years, they don’t seem to be bothered in regards to the schooling system. We have been practising the identical system framed by Macaulay,” he said.
Amid the warning of the BJP that it will not sit quiet over revision of syllabus, the Congress authorities has made it clear that it has already taken up the method of revision of textbooks.
Minister for Training Madhu Bangarappa said on Thursday in Vidhana Soudha that through the ongoing tutorial 12 months, the “unscientific and un-Constitutional content material can be revised”.
“The earlier BJP authorities had added objectionable content material to the syllabus. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah himself is worried about revision of these features,” he mentioned.
Many rounds of talks have taken place with tutorial consultants.
“Authors and litterateurs have additionally given their opinions. The consultants who’re giving recommendation that the syllabus taught to kids must be scientific and have social orientation usually are not linked to any political events,” minister Madhu Bangarappa said.
–IANS
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