BJP leader Vijayvargiya slams INDIA alliance over Sanatan Dharma remarks
Gwalior (MP) (PTI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Wednesday accused INDIA alliance partners of attacking Sanatan Dharma through their remarks, and questioned the silence of Congress leaders over the issue.
Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, who belongs to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), recently accused the Sanatan Hindu Dharma of promoting division and discrimination among people and called for its eradication. Another DMK leader A Raja likened Sanatan Dharma to leprosy and HIV.
DMK is a constituent of the opposition INDIA bloc. The remarks by these leaders kicked up a political row. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's son Priyank Kharge, who is minister in Karnataka cabinet, also supported Stalin's statement.
Talking to reporters over the remarks by the DMK leaders, Vijayvargiya said the INDIA alliance partners have made an attack on Sanatan Dharma.
"I thought that the INDIA alliance would react to Udhayanidhi's 'Sanatan Dharma should be eradicated' remark, but Congress chief Kharge's son supported the statement within hours," he said.
Even Mughals and other rulers could not disturb the roots of Sanatan Dharma, Vijayvargiya said.
"Today the bugle of Sanatan is being heard all over the world. Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) has done the work of taking Sanatan to the entire world through celebration of International Yoga Day," he said.
On the one hand, Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath holds sermons of Hindu seers, he is silent over 'eradicating Sanatan Dharma' remark. A dual character like this is not good, he said.
Responding to a question, Vijayvargiya alleged that Congress tried to disturb the social harmony of Gwalior-Chambal region in 2018 in order to win the elections, but people have understood now and not to fall in the Congress trap.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
