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Go ahead and ignore secularism.
Somebody accused me that I want disharmony amongst Indians. The religious parties of India are doing it all on their own. People were attacking a Maulvi's objection to a Hindu song on the basis of secularism, but what about the Hindu parties removal of the twinkle twinkle little star rhyme!
What will happen on Eid when wealthy Muslims carry out their duty and slaughter cows and give the meat to the poor?
Go ahead and ignore secularism.
BJP plan to set life term for cow killing
By Iftikhar Gilani
NEW DELHI: The Congress party and several non-government organisations (NGOs) here have voiced concern at moves by Bharatiya Janata Party-led states to introduce life terms as punishment for killing a cow and withdraw several popular nursery rhymes from the syllabus in a bid to “reduce western influence”.
The Congress party, which is the main opposition in the Central Indian Madhya Pradesh state, on Wednesday called these moves “dangerous and anti-secular”.
Protesting the move to remove poems including the famous nursery rhyme ‘Twinkle twinkle little star’, state Congress General Secretary Manak Agrawal said the party had sought Governor Balram Jakhar’s intervention to prevent the BJP from implementing the “RSS’ saffron agenda” in education.
The BJP government, led by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, is also planning to amend the law to introduce a life term sentence for cow slaughter. In other BJP ruled states of Rajasthan and Gujarat, cow slaughter punishment can invite a maximum sentence of 10 years and seven years, respectively.
The BJP governments’ latest decision to drop six popular nursery rhymes like ‘Ba ba black sheep’ and ‘Twinkle twinkle little star’ has angered parents. The Congress party here said that they had information that the BJP governments were planning to change the syllabus for standards II and V.
State Communist Party of India leader Pramod Pradhan said it would be disastrous if the country’s plurality and diversity were not presented in the right context while imparting education.
By Iftikhar Gilani
NEW DELHI: The Congress party and several non-government organisations (NGOs) here have voiced concern at moves by Bharatiya Janata Party-led states to introduce life terms as punishment for killing a cow and withdraw several popular nursery rhymes from the syllabus in a bid to “reduce western influence”.
The Congress party, which is the main opposition in the Central Indian Madhya Pradesh state, on Wednesday called these moves “dangerous and anti-secular”.
Protesting the move to remove poems including the famous nursery rhyme ‘Twinkle twinkle little star’, state Congress General Secretary Manak Agrawal said the party had sought Governor Balram Jakhar’s intervention to prevent the BJP from implementing the “RSS’ saffron agenda” in education.
The BJP government, led by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, is also planning to amend the law to introduce a life term sentence for cow slaughter. In other BJP ruled states of Rajasthan and Gujarat, cow slaughter punishment can invite a maximum sentence of 10 years and seven years, respectively.
The BJP governments’ latest decision to drop six popular nursery rhymes like ‘Ba ba black sheep’ and ‘Twinkle twinkle little star’ has angered parents. The Congress party here said that they had information that the BJP governments were planning to change the syllabus for standards II and V.
State Communist Party of India leader Pramod Pradhan said it would be disastrous if the country’s plurality and diversity were not presented in the right context while imparting education.
What will happen on Eid when wealthy Muslims carry out their duty and slaughter cows and give the meat to the poor?
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