Chapter on Loknayak Jaiprakash in school syllabus demanded

Narsinghpur, MP, June 27 (UNI) Amidst a brewing controversy over the exclusion of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's chapter from school syllabus in Madhya Pradesh, a demand to include a chapter on Loknayak Jaiprakash Narayan was raised here.

Informing about the resolutions passed at the two-day Misabandi convention, which concluded yesterday, convenor Kailash Soni said a demand was raised to include a chapter on Jaiprakash Narayan in the syllabus besides celebrating the Loknayak's birth anniversary as Sampoorn Kranti Diwas.

A resolution was also passed demanding inclusion of chapter on Emergency in the history books along with the history of freedom struggle of India.

The convention decided to constitute a MP Misabandi Association and Mr Soni was nominated its state convenor. The Misabandi Association would be constituted at the district level and regional level.

Addressing the Misabandi convention, JD(U) President and former Union Minister Sharad Yadav said there was a lot of difference between challenges during the Emergency era and the problems being faced today.

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