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Faced with intense criticism from the Opposition and Congress members, the government on Friday agreed to probe allegations that some NCERT school textbooks contained distorted facts and objectionable language.
The assurance was given by minister of state for parliamentary affairs Suresh Pachouri in the Rajya Sabha after the House witnessed turmoil during the zero hour when opposition members displayed some of the books, which they said contained the distortions. BJP’s
Ravishankar Prasad, who waved several books, alleged the NCERT history book described freedom fighters like Aurobindo Ghosh, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal as “terrorists” and the Jat community as “marauders".
He also read out excerpts from a class 11 Hindi literature book, which had all BJP members on their feet and trooping into the well. Even members on the treasury benches appeared shocked by the objectionable language. A bewildered deputy chairman K Rehman Khan was unable to figure out what exactly the opposition members wanted even as Prasad
kept reading out some more objectionable excerpts and the title of a poem. The deputy chairman then urged the government to respond to the charges but the latter initially did not react.
Prasad said the books also contained suggestions to girl students to use cosmetics. Distortion of history was a very serious issue and such lessons could pollute the minds of children, Prasad said demanding an inquiry into the matter besides punishment for the
guilty.
They were joined by members from the Samajwadi Party and the Left parties. Some Congress members too expressed concern. Congress’s Satyavrat Chaturvedi said it was not an issue to be politicised and government should take the matter seriously and correct the distortions.
BJP alleges NCERT text describes freedom fighters like Ghosh, Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal as “terrorists” and the Jat community as “marauders”
Source : Times of India
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