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The Hindu
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Opposition slams Nitesh Rane for ‘fuelling communal tensions' with azaan remark
Opposition leaders slammed Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane on Wednesday (July 16, 2025) for suggesting that Marathi should be used in madrasas and for Azaan (call to prayer) and accused him of fuelling communal trouble for political gains. BJP leader Mr. Rane remarked, 'Opposition should ask Muslims to recite the azaan in Marathi instead of Urdu, and teach Marathi in madrasas. All you get from there is a gun.' Mr. Rane's comments came in response to the Congress reportedly starting Marathi pathshalas (schools) in several parts of Mumbai. His comments have drawn criticism from the Opposition, who claim he is spreading hatred with 'inflammatory' comments. Politically motivated Condemning the remark, NCP-SP State president Shashikant Shinde said, 'Mr. Rane, being a Minister, should raise such issues in the Cabinet and not publicly; who is stopping him?' NCP-SP leader Rohit Pawar called Mr. Rane's remarks politically motivated, similar to the Hindu-Muslim card used in the Lok Sabha elections, and Marathi versus non-Marathi in local polls . 'It is the Home Ministry's duty to investigate whether the madrassa has guns or bombs. Mr. Rane should not divide people for politics, or fuel communal sentiments,' said Mr. Pawar. AIMIM leader Waris Pathan also slammed Mr. Rane for creating unrest in the name of language and religion. 'BJP leaders are spreading hatred for the political gains in Maharashtra, he added.' Congress Leader Amin Patel said madrasasalready use English, Hindi, and Marathi, while azaan is in Arabic. Language and religion are two different things. 'Is Nitesh Rane himself taking any Marathi classes?' he asked sarcastically.
India Today
6 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
NCERT textbook flags ‘brutality' of Mughals: Divisive ploy or course correction? Experts debate
In this episode of 5Live, the focus is on the death of a 20-year-old student in Balasore, Odisha, which has sparked massive outrage. The student, who died by self-immolation after suffering 96% burns, had filed multiple complaints of sexual harassment against a professor at Akhir Mohan University. Her pleas for justice to the college principal and other authorities were repeatedly ignored. Her father has called the death a murder, stating, 'When my daughter died, he didn't die, he was killed.' The incident has led to widespread protests across Odisha, with opposition parties calling for a Bandh. Following the outcry, the accused professor and the college principal have been arrested. The program also covers other major news, including Mamata Banerjee's 'Bengali pride' march and the escalating war of words between the government and the opposition over India's foreign policy. Additionally, significant changes to NCERT's Class 8 social science textbooks are discussed, detailing religious intolerance during the Mughal period. The revisions describe rulers like Babur as brutal and note Aurangzeb's demolition of temples, while adding a disclaimer that 'no one should be held responsible today for events of the past.' The programme also covers the escalating language war in Maharashtra, where Minister Nitish Rane suggested Azaan be recited in Marathi in Madrasas. In another major development, the alleged mastermind of a conversion racket, Changur Baba, has given his first reaction, stating, 'I am innocent. I don't know anything.' Further reports include the demolition of Satyajit Ray's ancestral home in Bangladesh and Uttarakhand's move to include the Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana in the school syllabus.
India Today
6 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
NCERT's new Class 8 history: 'Darker period' of Mughals, sultans introduced
In this episode of 5Live, the focus is on the death of a 20-year-old student in Balasore, Odisha, which has sparked massive outrage. The student, who died by self-immolation after suffering 96% burns, had filed multiple complaints of sexual harassment against a professor at Akhir Mohan University. Her pleas for justice to the college principal and other authorities were repeatedly ignored. Her father has called the death a murder, stating, 'When my daughter died, he didn't die, he was killed.' The incident has led to widespread protests across Odisha, with opposition parties calling for a Bandh. Following the outcry, the accused professor and the college principal have been arrested. The program also covers other major news, including Mamata Banerjee's 'Bengali pride' march and the escalating war of words between the government and the opposition over India's foreign policy. Additionally, significant changes to NCERT's Class 8 social science textbooks are discussed, detailing religious intolerance during the Mughal period. The revisions describe rulers like Babur as brutal and note Aurangzeb's demolition of temples, while adding a disclaimer that 'no one should be held responsible today for events of the past.' The programme also covers the escalating language war in Maharashtra, where Minister Nitish Rane suggested Azaan be recited in Marathi in Madrasas. In another major development, the alleged mastermind of a conversion racket, Changur Baba, has given his first reaction, stating, 'I am innocent. I don't know anything.' Further reports include the demolition of Satyajit Ray's ancestral home in Bangladesh and Uttarakhand's move to include the Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana in the school syllabus.
India Today
6 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Identity war in Bengal! Hindutva vs Bengali sub-nationalism? Experts debate
In this episode of 5Live, the focus is on the death of a 20-year-old student in Balasore, Odisha, which has sparked massive outrage. The student, who died by self-immolation after suffering 96% burns, had filed multiple complaints of sexual harassment against a professor at Akhir Mohan University. Her pleas for justice to the college principal and other authorities were repeatedly ignored. Her father has called the death a murder, stating, 'When my daughter died, he didn't die, he was killed.' The incident has led to widespread protests across Odisha, with opposition parties calling for a Bandh. Following the outcry, the accused professor and the college principal have been arrested. The program also covers other major news, including Mamata Banerjee's 'Bengali pride' march and the escalating war of words between the government and the opposition over India's foreign policy. Additionally, significant changes to NCERT's Class 8 social science textbooks are discussed, detailing religious intolerance during the Mughal period. The revisions describe rulers like Babur as brutal and note Aurangzeb's demolition of temples, while adding a disclaimer that 'no one should be held responsible today for events of the past.' The programme also covers the escalating language war in Maharashtra, where Minister Nitish Rane suggested Azaan be recited in Marathi in Madrasas. In another major development, the alleged mastermind of a conversion racket, Changur Baba, has given his first reaction, stating, 'I am innocent. I don't know anything.' Further reports include the demolition of Satyajit Ray's ancestral home in Bangladesh and Uttarakhand's move to include the Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana in the school syllabus.
India Today
6 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Maharashtra minister calls for Marathi in madrasas: All one gets there is a gun
Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane stoked a controversy after calling for Marathi to be taught in madrasas instead of Urdu, and urged the opposition to ask Muslims to give azaan (Islamic call to prayer) in the who is no stranger to making controversial remarks, was reacting to reports of the Congress starting Marathi pathshalas (schools) in some areas in RANE STOKES ROW"Why does Congress need to run Marathi schools? The opposition should ask Muslims to give the Azaan (call to prayer) in Marathi... Outside our temples, there are 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans, but inside the shops, it's Abdul sitting there," the Fisheries and Ports Development Minister said. The senior BJP leader emphasised that Marathi should be taught in madrasas so that "real education happens there"."There is no need to have separate Marathi schools. Instead of Urdu, teach Marathi in madrasas. Tell the clerics to teach Marathi in madrasas so we feel that real education happens there. Otherwise, all one gets from there is a gun," he further remarks come amid a simmering language row in the state and outrage over a string of incidents where individuals have been thrashed for not speaking HITS BACKRane's remarks were enough to invite a fierce backlash from the opposition, who accused the BJP leader of spreading hatred in the name of religion and language."In Maharashtra, some BJP leaders are spreading hatred in the name of religion and language, creating unrest. It is the responsibility of the Chief Minister to stop such individuals," AIMIM leader Waris Pathan leader Amin Patel said English and Hindi are already taught in madrasas and Marathi as well in some institutions."Has Nitesh Rane started offering any Marathi classes himself? Madrasas already teach English and Hindi... in some places, they also teach Marathi. Language and religion are two different paths. The Azaan is given in Arabic," Patel Tuesday, Maharashtra Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal said the party was not against Hindi but won't resort to "hooliganism" in the name of Marathi."Congress is not against Hindi language but against the compulsion of a third language... We will not beat up, but will teach Marathi," Sapkal said while speaking at the 'We are Marathi, We are Indian' workshop. - Ends
