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JK parties condemn removal of chapter on revered Sufi saint from class 9 textbook – ThePrint – PTIFeed

JK parties condemn removal of chapter on revered Sufi saint from class 9 textbook – ThePrint – PTIFeed

Srinagar, Dec 19 (PTI) The CPI(M) and People’s Conference on Thursday criticized the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) for removing the chapter on the life of revered saint Sheikh Noor-ud-din Noorani from the 9th basic grade textbook, and former minister Sajad Gani Lone called it “cultural terrorism.” However, ruling National Conference spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq said the chapter on the saint will not be removed from textbooks and the state education minister had asked officials concerned to rectify the issue.

“The chapter on Sheikh-ul-Alam will not be removed from the textbooks. The Education Minister has directed the Principal Secretary to address and rectify the issue found in the PDF version,” Sadiq told reporters here.

In X, CPI MLA MY Tarigami termed the incident as deeply worrying and urged CM Omar Abdullah to intervene to ensure the chapter was restored.

“It is deeply worrying that an entire chapter on revered Sufi saint Sheikh-ul-Alam has been removed from the Class IX textbook. This censorship, carried out before the Assembly elections, is unacceptable for a society rooted in rich Sufi traditions,” Tarigami published in his X.

“I urge Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to intervene and ensure that this crucial chapter is restored, thereby preserving and honoring our rich cultural and Sufi heritage,” he added.

People’s Conference chief Sajjad Lone said the BOSE had removed a chapter based on the life of the revered Kashmiri saint from Class 9 textbooks, calling it “an assault on our culture and values”. “We all revere him and people, regardless of their religion, hold him in the highest esteem. This is pure cultural terrorism. It is an assault on our culture and values. I, as a Kashmiri, strongly condemn it,” Lone posted on X.

The former minister said that the teachings of the great saint are a ray of hope in these turbulent times full of “violence, greed and hatred.” “More than ever, current times are stained with violence, greed and hatred. In these times, our great saint is a beacon of hope and a role model to follow,” he said.

“And for those who removed the BOSE chapter, our great saint and his holy ways were engraved in our hearts and minds long before BOSE existed,” he added. PTI MIJ ARD ARD

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