Orissa rejects NCERT books

The Orissa government has decided not to recommend the distorted textbooks of NCERT in its academic courses. This decision of the state government has been aired by Shri Sameer Dey, the state’s Higher Education Minister. While talking to this correspondent, Shri Samer Day said: �NCERT has tampered with the facts in its textbooks. It has misinterpreted different topics relating to our national struggle. Our national heroes and freedom fighters have been depicted as terrorists in these textbooks. Hence Orissa cannot follow and recommend these faulty books in it’s academic courses. Other parts excluding the alleged portations may be considered.�

Condemning this move of the NCERT, Shri Day said: �In the name of so-called public awareness, the NCERT attempts to include the Godhra issue and the Ramjanmabhoomi issue in the syllabus. But since the real facts are not included, it will only mislead the students. Similarly, the great sons of the country like Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, Lala Lajpat Rai and Bhagat Singh are titled as terrorists. It is a great shame for us. We cannot prescribe such immoral and anti-national textbooks for our children. It will make them anti-social and demoralise their sentiments.�

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