08-23-2006, 09:19 PM
<!--emo&:thumbsup--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbup.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='thumbup.gif' /><!--endemo--> Jats want removal of âinsulting remarksâ from book
Rohtak, August 19
Taking exception to the description of Jats as a community of "lutere" (looters) in a book published by the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT), the Yuva Kisan Manch today burnt an effigy of the council here.
The slogan-shouting protesters demanded the removal of the alleged "insulting remarks" against the Jat community and the registration of a criminal case against the author of the book.
Meham Chaubisi Sarv Khaap panchayat president Surat Singh and Haryana Jat Maha Sabha president Kuldeep Singh have threatened to launch a ''massive agitation'' in case the NCERT failed to remove the objectionable remarks against the community.
Addressing the demonstrators today, former Haryana Minister and BJP leader Krishan Murty Hooda lambasted the NCERT for publishing insulting remarks against Jats.
He said that the Jat community had played an important role in the freedom movement and in defending the nation and had made a significant contribution in India achieving self-sufficiency in foodgrain production.
Mr Hooda urged Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Arjun Singh to order immediate withdrawal of the controversial book and demanded registration of a criminal case against its author. â
Rohtak, August 19
Taking exception to the description of Jats as a community of "lutere" (looters) in a book published by the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT), the Yuva Kisan Manch today burnt an effigy of the council here.
The slogan-shouting protesters demanded the removal of the alleged "insulting remarks" against the Jat community and the registration of a criminal case against the author of the book.
Meham Chaubisi Sarv Khaap panchayat president Surat Singh and Haryana Jat Maha Sabha president Kuldeep Singh have threatened to launch a ''massive agitation'' in case the NCERT failed to remove the objectionable remarks against the community.
Addressing the demonstrators today, former Haryana Minister and BJP leader Krishan Murty Hooda lambasted the NCERT for publishing insulting remarks against Jats.
He said that the Jat community had played an important role in the freedom movement and in defending the nation and had made a significant contribution in India achieving self-sufficiency in foodgrain production.
Mr Hooda urged Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Arjun Singh to order immediate withdrawal of the controversial book and demanded registration of a criminal case against its author. â