'New Textbooks Issued': NCERT Issues Clarification After Controversy Over Class 3 Textbook
26 September 2024 | ABP Live
Days after a controversy erupted over a chapter in the Class 3 textbook, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) issued a clarification saying that new textbooks have been issued replacing the 'controversial' subject.
The clarification came after a Khajuraho resident lodged a complaint alleging that a lesson "Chitthi Aayi Hai" in the NCERT Class 3 Environmental Studies textbook promoted "love jihad." The controversy, that started in Madhya Pradesh, also drew the attention of Bageshwar Dham’s Peethadhishwar, Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, who expressed his concerns…