'Academic jihad': BJP seeks ban on J&K textbook 'glorifying terrorists'; LG suspends 8 | TheBriefWire
'Academic jihad': BJP seeks ban on J&K textbook 'glorifying terrorists'; LG suspends 8
Published 4 July 2026 ยท india
The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir has taken decisive action by suspending officials and initiating an inquiry into school library books deemed to contain
The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir has taken decisive action by suspending officials and initiating an inquiry into school library books deemed to contain 'inappropriate content.' This decision comes after reports surfaced of a book that seemingly glorified terrorists and separatists while promoting a harmful narrative. Consequently, authors and publishers face blacklisting, and the distribution of such publications is being halted across the Union Territory.
Published: July 4, 2026 โข 7:06 PM IST ยท Updated: July 4, 2026 โข 7:33 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir has taken decisive action by suspending officials and initiating an inquiry into school library books deemed to contain 'inappropriate content.' This decision comes after reports surfaced of a book that seemingly glorified terrorists and separatists while promoting a harmful narrative.
Consequently, authors and publishers face blacklisting, and the distribution of such publications is being halted across the Union Territory.