Shaheed Bhagat Singh's chapter omission row: Karnataka Text Book Society issues clarification
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, May 17, 2022: Amid the ongoing row over the alleged omission of the chapter on Shaheed Bhagat Singh from Kartanaka's school textbook, the Karnataka Text Book Society has issued a clarification on the matter.
Karnataka Text Book Society stated that the lesson on Shaheed Bhagat Singh has not been removed in the revised 10th standard Kannada textbook.
The Society added that the revised textbooks are presently in the printing process.
"In mass media, it is broadcasting that the lesson on Bhagat Singh has been dropped and added a lesson on 'Hedegewar' but the fact is that the lesson on Bhagat Singh has not been dropped in the revised 10th standard Kannada textbook. At present, the revised textbooks are in the process of printing," read the press statement issued by Karnataka Text Book Society.
Earlier today, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann criticized BJP for allegedly removing the lesson on Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
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