It’s important to remember that AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi expressed concerns about the changes made in NCERT textbooks regarding the Babri Masjid demolition.
He said that children should not be taught to glorify criminal acts and should be aware that the Supreme Court considered the demolition of Babri Masjid as an “egregious criminal act.”
The revised Class 12 political science textbook refers to Babri Masjid as a “three-domed structure” and has reduced the Ayodhya section from four to two pages.
It focuses on the Supreme Court judgment that allowed the construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site.
However, Owaisi believes that children should also know about the historical context of the event and not grow up glorifying criminal acts.
This issue has sparked controversy, with the NCERT director stating that the changes are part of the annual revision, while concerns have been raised about the lack of historical accuracy in the textbooks.