By PTI
BENGALURU: The Karnataka authorities has determined to repeal the anti-conversion legislation that was launched by the earlier BJP authorities.
Karnataka Cabinet additionally accredited the revision of Kannada and Social Science textbooks of courses six to 10 within the state, for the present tutorial yr by eradicating the chapters on RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar and Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar amongst others.
It has additionally consented so as to add chapters on Savitribai Phule, Nehru’s letters to Indira Gandhi and poetry on BR Ambedkar, and cast off the modifications that have been introduced in by the earlier BJP authorities.
The Congress had in its ballot manifesto promised to undo the modifications made to high school textbooks when the BJP was in energy, and had additionally promised to scrap the National Education Policy (NEP).
“Regarding textbook revision the cabinet discussed the proposal brought by the department, the lessons to be removed and added, and the decisions to be taken, and has given its approval,” Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H Ok Patil stated after the cabinet assembly.
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kumar Bangarappa stated it was Congress’ promise within the manifesto to revise the textbooks and the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has persistently given his steerage on this.
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BENGALURU: The Karnataka authorities has determined to repeal the anti-conversion legislation that was launched by the earlier BJP authorities.
Karnataka Cabinet additionally accredited the revision of Kannada and Social Science textbooks of courses six to 10 within the state, for the present tutorial yr by eradicating the chapters on RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar and Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar amongst others.
It has additionally consented so as to add chapters on Savitribai Phule, Nehru’s letters to Indira Gandhi and poetry on BR Ambedkar, and cast off the modifications that have been introduced in by the earlier BJP authorities.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );
The Congress had in its ballot manifesto promised to undo the modifications made to high school textbooks when the BJP was in energy, and had additionally promised to scrap the National Education Policy (NEP).
“Regarding textbook revision the cabinet discussed the proposal brought by the department, the lessons to be removed and added, and the decisions to be taken, and has given its approval,” Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H Ok Patil stated after the cabinet assembly.
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kumar Bangarappa stated it was Congress’ promise within the manifesto to revise the textbooks and the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has persistently given his steerage on this.
(This is a creating story)