BJP on Wednesday said communalism and politics should be kept out of education and urged HRD Ministry to introduce reforms to humanise studies and inculcate moral values and cultural pride in students. Initiating the debate on the Demands for Grants for the HRD Ministry in the Lok Sabha,former HRD Minister and BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi lashed out at his successor Arjun Singh,alleging that the latter had followed a communal agenda and tried to please minorities. Your predecessor (Arjun Singh) had introduced communal elements in education,tried to please minorities by establishing schools in areas where minorities live in large numbers. The agenda of education reforms should not be communal, he said. Joshi said if the objective of education is only political,the reforms will become meaningless. He demanded that aspects of Indian history and culture be introduced in education so as to inculcate among children moral values and pride in the countrys heritage. Asking the government not to rush with implementation of Yashpal Committee recommendations on education reforms,Joshi said a look into its report revealed that it was prepared in haste,by just changing terms of reference.
