By Amit Vasudev
The Rajasthan government has recalled certain school textbooks featuring chapters on the 2002 Godhra train burning incident, announcing that this topic will no longer be part of the curriculum in state-run schools.
These textbooks were previously withdrawn due to “technical deficiencies,” with a “check” now ordered to evaluate the quality of paper and printing, reported India Today.
State Education Minister Madan Dilawar claimed the incident’s perpetrators were glorified in the chapter on Godhra, accusing the previous Congress government led by Ashok Gehlot of misleading students with incorrect information.
“Lies are being spread about the Godhra incident and society is being divided. Those who burnt the train in Godhra are being glorified as Hindus and they are being referred to as criminals. Wrong things have been mentioned about the then Gujarat government,” Dilawar stated.
Dilawar also accused former Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasra of deliberately misleading students through these textbooks. In response, Dotasra denied approving the books during his tenure, accusing Dilawar of spreading falsehoods.
This story was originally published in oneindia.com. Read the full story here.
