Bhagavad Gita is for all: Karnataka Education Minister
The Hindu
With Gujarat set to introduce the Bhagavad Gita in the school syllabus as part of "moral science", Karnataka too is mulling over the option, if approved by experts, in the next academic year.
Education Minister B.C. Nagesh, in response to a question by reporters, said on Friday, "We will speak to the Chief Minister about whether we need to introduce moral science. Whatever makes an impact on children will be introduced, be it the Bhagavat Gita, the Ramayana or the Mahabharata." He added that the Bhagavad Gita is "for all" and options would be discussed with experts.
The Congress government including controversial farm legislations that had been brought in and later withdrawn by the BJP-led government at the Centre as the reference points for the Karnataka Agriculture Prices Commission (KAPC) has ruffled the feathers of farmers’ leaders and agricultural economists who had expressed their ideological support to the Congress.