K'taka govt decides to remove chapters on RSS founder and Savarkar in school textbooks
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday approved the revision of Kannada and Social Science textbooks of class six to ten in the state, for the current academic year by removing the chapters on RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar and Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar among others.
It has also consented to add chapters on Savitribai Phule, Nehru's letters to Indira Gandhi and poetry on BR Ambedkar, and do away with the changes that were brought in by the previous BJP government.
The Congress had in its poll manifesto promised to undo the changes made to school textbooks when the BJP was in power, and had also promised to scrap the National Education Policy (NEP).
"Regarding text book 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 K Patil said after the cabinet meeting.
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kumar Bangarappa said it was Congress' promise in the manifesto to revise the text books and the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has consistently given his guidance on this.
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39-year-old KSRP constable killed on spot in bike-truck collision in Hassan
Hassan: A 39-year-old constable of the Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP), Prakash, was killed on the spot on the outskirts of the city on Sunday morning as a truck collided head-on with his motorbike.
The deceased police personnel Prakash had been a constable with the KSRP 11. A native of Chikkamagaluru, he was living at the police quarters in Gadenahalli with his family.
Prakash was traveling home on his motorbike after a visit to Hassan city on Sunday morning and was riding on a one-way route near Kenchatahalli on the outskirts of the city. The truck, coming from the opposition direction by violating the traffic norms, collided head-on with his two-wheeler.
Hassan Traffic Police officers visited the accident spot. They have conducted an inspection and also detained the truck driver.
