Sonia Gandhi slams arguable passage in CBSE Magnificence X paper; seeks withdrawal, apology
Congress president Sonia Gandhi demanded the withdrawal of the gender-insensitive passage within the English paper of the Magnificence X CBSE examination, following which the Opposition staged a walkout within the Lok Sabha Monday.
“Withdraw the passage given for the scholars within the CBSE examination papers immediately and spot that it’s by no means by no means repeated. There will have to be an apology additionally,” Gandhi mentioned whilst elevating the problem within the 0 hour.
In line with the passage, Gandhi identified, permitting girls to be impartial is an issue and the ‘disobedience’ proven by way of better halves against their husbands results in equivalent problems in kids. Slamming the passage as person who displays extraordinarily poorly on these days’s training, Gandhi mentioned it used to be blatantly misogynistic and regressive. She additionally sought a learn about on gender sensitivity within the curriculum.
After Gandhi’s submission, the Opposition sought after the federal government to reply to it with a remark. Alternatively, Speaker Om Birla mentioned that it used to be no longer the follow within the Lok Sabha. The MPs additionally sought a assessment of all of the CBSE curriculum. With Defence Minister Rajnath Singh additionally provide, the Opposition – together with the Congress, DMK and Left events – walked out in protest.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi additionally criticised the passage in query. “Maximum #CBSE papers up to now have been too tricky and the comprehension passage within the English paper used to be downright disgusting. Conventional RSS-BJP ploys to overwhelm the morale and long term of the early life,” he tweeted. “Laborious paintings can pay. Bigotry doesn’t,” he added.
Maximum #CBSE papers up to now have been too tricky and the comprehension passage within the English paper used to be downright disgusting.
Conventional RSS-BJP ploys to overwhelm the morale and long term of the early life.
Children, do your perfect.
Laborious paintings can pay. Bigotry doesn’t.— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 13, 2021
The Indian information on Monday reported at the contentious final paragraph of a comprehension passage that a number of scholars were given within the English paper in their Time period-1 Magnificence X CBSE board examination Saturday, which has drawn complaint for being “retrograde” and offensive to ladies.
“What other folks have been sluggish to look at used to be that the emancipation of the spouse destroyed the dad or mum’s authority over the kids. The mum didn’t exemplify the obedience upon which she nonetheless attempted to insist… In bringing the person down from his pedestal the spouse and the mummy disadvantaged herself, if truth be told of the way of self-discipline,” the passage learn.
