Chandigarh: A Haryana panel has recommended that Sanskrit should be made compulsory in all schools under the state board from Class 6 to 12, a report said.
This decision was made after a meeting chaired by yoga guru Ramdev. The recommendations have been forwarded to the state education department.
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij hailed the decision and said Sanskrit should be taught throughout the country, "Sanskrit was taken out from us as a conspiracy. Not only in Haryana, Sanskrit should be taught throughout the country. We still have time, Sanskrit should be made compulsory."
Reacting to this, Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh said, "We are not against Sanskrit but bringing Sanskrit won't bring any progress in education system. There is a need to bring change in the education system. It shows that BJP is fulfilling their agenda."
The report said it was also proposed that Yoga should be included in Hindi textbooks from class 1 to 5.
The government has been planning countrywide yoga sessions to mark the International Day of Yoga on June 21. The government has maintained that yoga is a physical activity and should not be linked to religion.
But, some Muslim outfits have expressed reservations over such reports. They claimed that yoga requires bowing which is a practice reserved during Namaz. They also said yoga sessions should not be made compulsory.
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