Junior Jogi's objection came on the content of one of the books distributed to neo-literates by Chhattisgarh government in which Baba Ghasidas has been introduced as 'Harijan", a banned word in the state. Even his picture printed in the book is wrong, pointed out Jogi, who also threatened agitations if the error is not rectified with immediate effect.
"The books which has been distributed in all the village panchyats across the state has used 'Harijan' word not only for Guru Baba Ghasidas but even his parents were identified with similar term. I strongly criticize this casual approach of state government and demand immediate correction of the blunder which has hurt the religious sentiments of the followers of Satnami sect," added Jogi.
Jogi also demanded immediate suspensions of those who approved the content of the books and FIR against the publisher in Mathura under SC/ST act for publishing the material.
"This is not the first case where state government has published books with wrong content. Books with objectionable contents have been synonymous to state government. All this is because of poor proof reading and content planning. Those with 0% IQ are writing books in Chhattisgarh," said Amit Jogi.
Guru Ghasidas (1756-1836) was the founder of the Satnami community in Chhattisgarh. He was born in the village Girodhpuri in the Raipur district. During his lifetime, the political atmosphere in India was one of exploitation. Ghasidas experienced the evils of the caste system at an early age, which helped him understand the social dynamics in a caste-ridden society and reject social inequity. To find solutions, he traveled extensively in Chhattisgarh.
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