Ruckus over the book: Sometimes Chittorgarh, sometimes Akbar, now there is a ruckus about the leaders..

Book controversy, Rajasthan News: There is a ruckus in Rajasthan over a book. The state government has recently recalled a supplementary book for classes 11-12 titled 'Azadi Ke Baad Swarnim Bharat'. It is alleged that a lot has been written about the Gandhi-Nehru family in this book, while there is very little mention of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and other non-Congress leaders. Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar says that this book promotes the Gandhi family of Congress and ignores other leaders like Sardar Patel, Lal Bahadur Shastri, and Baba Saheb Ambedkar.

He claims that the dark chapter, like Emergency, was hidden in the book, and only the Nehru-Gandhi family was praised, so it was immediately banned. About 4.90 lakh books were printed, out of which 80% had reached the students, but now distribution has been stopped. Dilawar announced the removal of two books from the syllabus of class 12. This is not the first time that there has been a ruckus over books in Rajasthan, but this has happened many times before.

Previous controversies: When did the ruckus happen?

The ruckus over books in Rajasthan is not a new thing. Many times, political parties have taken full advantage of it.

Chittorgarh Jauhar controversy of 2019: In 2019, during the Gehlot government of Rajasthan, the picture of the historical Jauhar of Chittorgarh was removed from the English book of class 9. Then the BJP had opposed it. Education Minister Govind Singh Dotsara and Sainik Welfare Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas came face to face over this. Khachariyawas said that Jauhar is the pride of Rajasthan; no one has the right to change it.

Controversy over calling Akbar 'great': Earlier, there was also a ruckus over calling Akbar great in the school curriculum and the result of the Haldighati war. Education Minister Madan Dilawar has given statements on this many times. Now, recently, he announced that Akbar will not be taught 'great' in schools. There was also a controversy in the books about the Mughal ruler Akbar. Apart from this, politics was also heated up over the removal of some pictures from the cover page of the books.

Rajasthan Textbook Row: Why is there a ruckus now?

Right now, there is a storm in Rajasthan over the 12th-class book 'Azadi Ke Baad Swarnim Bharat'. This book has recently come into the headlines. It is being said that in this book, a lot has been written about former Prime Ministers of India - Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, and Manmohan Singh, but there is no mention of the BJP's Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Not only this, the Constitution makers Baba Saheb Ambedkar, Lal Bahadur Shastri, and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were either not given any place or were given only two to four lines.

12th Class History Book Controversy: What happened so far?

Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar got angry about this, and this book was immediately banned. About 4.90 lakh books had been printed, out of which 80% had reached the students. The government stopped distribution and said that it would bear the cost of crores of rupees. BJP says that this book promotes Congress, while Congress accuses BJP of playing with the future of students for cheap popularity.

What do people say?

This time too, politics is heated. Some people are saying that books are being made by distorting history, while some believe that this must have happened by mistake. The controversy over books in Rajasthan is an old one, but this new issue raises questions for students and the education system.

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