No need to teach about riots demolition in schools NCERT director Saklani

National Council of Educational Research Training (NCERT) director Dinesh Prasad Saklani on Sunday rejected charges of ‘saffronisation’ of school curriculum, after revised textbooks with numerous deletion and changes hit the market.

For example, the Class 12 political science textbook does not mention Babri Masjid but refers it as a ‘three-domed structure’. Saklani, who took over as NCERT director in 2022, said references to Babri Masjid demolition and 2002 Gujarat riots can “create violent and depressed citizens”, a PTI report added.

National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) director Dinesh Prasad Saklani during an interview with PTI, in New Delhi.(PTI)