Students in Madhya Pradesh State Board schools will be introduced to the tenets of theBhagavadgitafrom this month. A government order on August 1 called for introduction of a chapter each on incidents in theepic for classes 1 and 2 in the Special English and Special Urdu textbooks. The same has also been ordered in General Hindi textbooks for classes 3 to 8. Last month, the government included chapters of theGitain Special Hindi books for classes 9to 12 and in Special English in classes 11 and 12. The government also subscribed to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliatedDevputramagazine for class 1 and 2 students in State-run schools with Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan funds. The Lokayukta isassessing a complaint on the same. The Congress reacted strongly to the latest development, which will lead to theGitabeingtaught in madrasas as they offer Urdu as a subject. “In 2004, the government allowed public servants to attend RSSshakhas[drills]. Everyreligion’s texts have good things to say, so why not introduce them all
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:05:42 +0000