Rajasthan Class XII textbook hyperlinks Islam with terrorism; FIR lodged in Jaipur

The Jaipur police have lodged an FIR after a Class XII textbook by Rajasthan State Textbook Board, and one other by a personal publishing home, related Islam with terrorism. The police have additionally arrested three individuals for vandalising the workplace of the publishing home in Jaipur’s outdated metropolis.
The FIR has been lodged on a criticism by Mohsin Rasheed, state coordinator of Rajasthan Muslim Forum in addition to Minority Cell of the ruling Congress celebration, below IPC sections 295A (Deliberate and malicious acts, meant to outrage non secular emotions of any class by insulting its faith or non secular beliefs) and 120B (legal conspiracy).
In a chapter on ‘Terrorism, Criminalisation of Politics and Corruption’, the Class XII authorities Political Science textbook allegedly talks about Islamic terrorism. And on web page 257, it asks: “Which one of the following is not the main objective of Islamic terrorism?” The choices have been: “Establishment of Muslim nation in the world; Resistance of western non-Muslim powers through violent activities; Peace in the world; Implement Islamic laws and principles in the world.” On the following web page, below Short Answer Type Questions, query 5 reads: “What do you think of Islamic terrorism?”
The ebook has been revealed by Rajasthan State Textbook Board, Jaipur, for the Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan, Ajmer. The content material is alleged to have been launched in the course of the tenure of former CM Vasundhara Raje (2013-18). Dr Bhanwar Singh Rathore, Associate Professor at Department of Political Science, authorities school, Jodhpur, has been listed within the textbook because the Convenor, Author and Translator. Rathore and a few dozen authorities professors and lecturers, listed as members of the board and authors, have additionally been named within the FIR.
Answering the query in authorities textbook on Islamic terrorism, an answer-key revealed by Jaipur-based Sanjiv Prakashan mentioned that “Islamic terrorism is a form of Islam” and elaborated on the subject.

Mohsin Rasheed mentioned that he had purchased the textbooks for the library at his residence when he got here throughout the textual content. “By directly associating Islam with terrorism and then repeatedly using ‘Islamic terrorism’, the books promote hatred towards Islam and defame the religion. They also attempt to provoke Muslim students and the community and hurt their sentiments. It is also an attempt to insult Muslim teachers and students by insulting their religion and humiliating them,” Rasheed mentioned within the FIR, demanding motion towards all of the individuals answerable for writing and approving the textbook.
Meanwhile, Jaipur police have additionally arrested three individuals, together with Muslim Parishad Sansthan president Yunus Chopdar, for vandalising the Sanjiv Prakashan’s workplace on Wednesday.
Congress MLA from Jaipur’s Adarsh Nagar, Rafeek Khan, too raised the problem within the Assembly on Wednesday, demanding motion towards the publishing home. “No religion can be associated with terrorism. The religion is being unnecessarily defamed in the book,” he mentioned. In an announcement, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Rajasthan, condemned the vandalism and demanded that the objectionable content material be faraway from the textbooks.
In a letter to Naeem Rabbani, who can also be related to Rajasthan Muslim Forum, the publishers have apologised and mentioned that they’ve requested the wholesalers to cease their sale. “They will be recalled and destroyed at the earliest,” Sajiv Prakashan mentioned.