Delhi University: The varsity has scrapped the a part of Pakistan’s national poet Muhammad Iqbal from the Political Science syllabus and launched a section on the Hindutva thinker VD Savarkar within the course. While talking on the removing of Muhamad Iqbal’s half within the course, the DU vice-chancellor asserted that Iqbal did nothing extra for India however compose the favored music ‘Sare Jahan Se Acha’.Â
A movement was handed earlierÂ
The Academic Council of Delhi University earlier handed a movement to take away a chapter on Iqbal from the political science syllabus. As per a report of PTI, the chapter titled ‘Modern Indian Political Thought’ is a part of BA’s sixth-semester paper, officers mentioned.Â
“I don’t know why we were teaching his (Muhammad Iqbal’s) part in the syllabus for past 75 years. I agree that he served India by composing the popular song ‘Sare Jahan Se Acha’ but never believed in that,” mentioned DU vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh.Â
ABVP welcomed the eventÂ
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) welcomed the event when the movement was handed earlier.Â
ABVP welcomed the transfer, saying “fanatic theological scholar” Iqbal was answerable for India’s partition.
“Delhi University academic council decided to scrap fanatic theological scholar Mohd Iqbal from DU’s political science syllabus. It was previously included in BA’s sixth-semester paper titled ‘Modern Indian political thought,” the ABVP mentioned in an announcement.
“Mohammad Iqbal is called the ‘philosophical father of Pakistan’. He was the key player in establishing Jinnah as a leader in Muslim League. Mohammad Iqbal is as responsible for India’s partition as Mohammad Ali Jinnah is,” it added.
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