Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s statement that the lesson on 12th century reformer Basavanna will suitably be re-edited so that no sentiments are hurt and the government had an open mind to revise any other objectionable content, has led to confusion not only among students and parents, but in the government itself.
Mr. Bommai’s had also said on Friday night that the process of printing and distributing textbooks was under way already — 79.7% of textbooks were printed, and 66.98% of textbooks were already distributed. There is no clarity on whether they will be withdrawn, reprinted after making edits, or whether no such exercise will be carried out.
Moreover, the Chief Minister also announced that the Rohith Chakrathritha-led Textbook Revision Review Committee had been dissolved as its tenure was over. There have been questions raised as to who will now re-edit the lesson on Basavanna and whether the government was serious about reviewing other contents of the new textbooks at all.
