Preamble Not Removed From NCERT books: Education Minister
8 Aug 2024
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan refuted charges made by Congress president about dropping of Preamble from certain NCERT books
The minister noted noted that the Preamble to the Constitution is very well there in NCERT textbooks of Class 6
Earlier, Opposition Congress party raised in Rajya Sabha the issue of dropping Preamble from certain NCERT textbooks
The opposition said that this was an attempt to impose communal ideology in the country
During Zero Hour, Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said Preamble used to be published in NCERT textbooks
"In the new textbooks of Class 6, there is Preamble," Pradhan replied
The minister informed the House that till now textbooks for classes up to 7th standard have been published
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"Not only Preamble, there is Fundamental Duties, Fundamental Rights, and National Anthem in the books," he added
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"Word by word, letter by letter, this government under the dynamic leadership of PM Modi is committed to the Constitution," said BJP President J P Nadda
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