Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has said that school students in the state will be taught slokas from the Holy book Bhagavad Geeta from the next academic session.
The announcement was made at the ongoing international Gita Mahotsava in Kurushetra on Sunday, December 12.
School students will recite Gita slokas from next academic year, says Haryana CM
Speaking at the seminar, CM said that books related to Gita will be a part of the curriculum for Classes 5 and 7 for the next academic session that will start in April. The step will be taken to imbibe the essence of Gita in young minds.
He further said that a Gita Jayanti committee will be constituted from next year to enhance the scale of the annual international Gita Mahotsav. Moreover, a Mahabharata-themed museum is also being constructed at Geetasthali in Jyotisar at a cost of 205 crores on 2 acres. Through multimedia systems, the mythical Saraswati river and Vedic civilisation will be depicted in the building.
When Haryana CM said Nawaz won’t be tolerated in open spaces
Earlier, CM Manohar Lal Khattar had announced the withdrawal of the agreement that permitted Muslims to offer Friday prayers on government-allocated land in Haryana. He said that Muslims should not offer Friday namaz in open spaces in Gurugram.
He further said that the district administration will look for free areas that belong to the Waqf board that may have been encroached. The CM’s decision was followed by an outfit formed by Muslim residents of the city, the Gurgaon Muslim Council.
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