Syama Prasad Mookerjee's legacy must be taught in schools: Suvendu Adhikari
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday called for the inclusion of Syama Prasad Mookerjee's contribution to the formation of the state and his
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday called for the inclusion of Syama Prasad Mookerjee's contribution to the formation of the state and his vision of national unity in school textbooks from the next academic year. He made the demand while addressing a programme in Kolkata to mark Mookerjee's 125th birth anniversary. At the event held at Mitra Institution, where Mookerjee studied, Adhikari said the school in Bhabanipur would be renovated with support from his MLA local area development fund. Read Full Story Adhikari said textbooks from the next academic year should include the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder's contribution to the formation of West Bengal, his views on patriotism and an undivided India, his speeches in Parliament, his tenure as a Union minister and his role as vice-chancellor of Calcutta University.
"These should be printed, taught and discussed from school to university level," Adhikari said. He said Mookerjee was a student of Mitra Institution from 1906 to 1917 and was actively involved in running the school from 1924 to 1938. "As an MLA of Bhabanipur and the Chief Minister, I have the responsibility for the betterment of the institution," Adhikari said. Adhikari said he had asked the school education minister to include Mitra Institution in the PM Shri programme for renovation while keeping its heritage structure intact. "I will allocate Rs 25 lakh for renovation of this school from my constituency development fund of Rs 1 crore for this financial year," he said, adding that the money would reach the Kolkata Municipal Corporation commissioner by August.
"I also want that of the Rs 200 crore to be spent by the Information and Cultural Affairs department in celebrating Syama Prasad Mookerjee's 125th birth anniversary, some funds be allocated for this school," Adhikari said. The Bharatiya Jana Sangh was the precursor to the BJP. Born on July 6, 1901, Mookerjee died in detention in Srinagar on June 23, 1953. He had campaigned for the full integration of Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of India by seeking the abrogation of Article 370, which was revoked on August 5, 2019.
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