Rajasthan University MA paper asks students to discuss BJP ideology

Jaipur: An MA final-year question paper in the University of Rajasthan asked students to write an essay to ‘discuss the ideology and programmes of the Bharatiya Janata Party’, causing at least two students to complain.

According to a report in the Indian Express, at least two out of 20 students, who appeared for the paper of the MA course in Rajasthani Language, Literature and Culture, objected to question number 16, though they finally completed the examination.

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“One student objected that the paper has been prepared by someone with a particular political leaning, and that it was ideologically biased,” said Dr Gopal Sharan Gupta, a research assistant at the Centre for Rajasthan Studies. He asked the students to report any objections to the authorities.

Meanwhile, Congress slammed the BJP on the issue. Congress spokesperson Archana Sharma said “the BJP government has been trying to impress its ideology on students”.

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Indian Youth Congress (IYC) spokesperson Sadiq Chauhan said that they will protest against the question paper.

University Vice-Chancellor JP Singhal was quoted as saying that if students had objections, they could approach the grievance committee.

Earlier, the Rajasthan state school syllabus for Class 8 had been in the news for 'erasing' former PM and freedom fighter Jawaharlal Nehru's name from the textbooks.