On Monday, an official communication had said that the decision was taken in a meeting chaired by advisor to Governor B.B. Vyas on October 4.
Bhagvad Gita
Srinagar: Following criticism, the Governor’s administration in Jammu and Kashmir has withdrawn a communication issued on Monday asking the school education department to introduce Urdu version of Bhagvad Gita and Kashmiri version of Ramayan in educational institutions.
A statement issued by the government here on Tuesday said that the communication issued by the school education department to the directors of school education in Srinagar and Jammu “has been withdrawn abinitio on the directions of the Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam”.
On Monday, an official communication had said that the decision was taken in a meeting chaired by advisor to Governor B.B. Vyas on October 4.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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