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Amit Bhelari

Union Minister Giriraj Singh raises objection over questions related to Islam in Bihar Sanskrit exam paper

Giriraj Singh Muslim Nitish Kumar Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party Hindu

Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Giriraj Singh on Saturday raised an objection over questions related to Islam in the Sanskrit exam paper of class 9. He accused Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of “Islamisation of Sanskrit” as if we were living in Pakistan or Bangladesh. He also alleged that Mr. Kumar wanted to establish Ghazwa-e-Hind in Bihar.

In the examination conducted on Thursday, five of the 10 two-mark short answer questions were related to Islam. So were two of five long answer questions (five marks).

Some of these questions were: What is Iftar? At what time is the fast broken and, what is called Fitra? Name the dishes cooked during Eid. What kind of festival is Eid, what happens in Eid? What message does the festival of Eid give?

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