S.P. Mookerjee laid foundation of Indian industrialization: Modi
New Delhi, June 24 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday credited Jan Sangh ideologue Shyama Prasad Mookerjee with laying a solid foundation to India's industrialisation in his capacity as the country's first Industry Minister.
"Shyama Prasad Mookerjee became the first Industry Minister of India and laid a solid foundation to the country's industrialisation. The first industrial policy of independent India had Mookerjee's signature all over it," Modi said in his ‘Mann Ki Baat' address.
India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru inducted Mookerjee into the Interim Central Government as Industry Minister on August 15, 1947.
Mookerjee died on April 23, 1953 at age 52 in Jammu and Kashmir. He was arrested on entering Kashmir on May 11, 1953 and his condition deteriorated while he was in custody.
He was declared dead early on June 23 due to heart attack.
"The most important thing for Mookerjee was the country's unity and integrity and for this he had to lay down his life at the age of just 52 years," Modi said.
Modi also highlighted that Mookerjee was the youngest Vice Chancellor of Calcutta University at the age of 33.
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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.
