New Delhi– AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has launched a strong critique of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing them of intentionally distorting Indian history through selective revisions in NCERT school textbooks, reported the Madhyamam.
Speaking during a televised debate on Saturday, Owaisi raised concerns over the omission of significant historical facts from the curriculum. He specifically highlighted the absence of any mention that Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Syama Prasad Mookherjee served in the Bengal Cabinet under Fazlul Haq, who had introduced the Pakistan resolution at the Muslim League’s Lahore session. “Why don’t you teach that Mookherjee was a Cabinet member? This is history. Why hide it?” he questioned.
He further accused textbooks of downplaying the RSS’s role in major independence movements such as the Civil Disobedience Movement, the Quit India Movement, and the Rowlatt Satyagraha. “You selectively teach things and portray your ideological leaders as spotless,” Owaisi remarked, stressing that history must be taught without ideological bias.
Owaisi also condemned what he perceived as the glorification of the Prime Minister in educational content, while crucial aspects like the RSS’s prayer, oath, and foundational principles are glossed over. “You’re trying to present your ideology as noble while portraying others as bad. Teach everything — why are you hiding things?”
Dismissing claims that curriculum changes are routine updates, he accused the RSS-BJP of making history rewriting a recurring agenda whenever they are in power. He recommended incorporating Muslims Against Partition by Shamsul Islam into the syllabus to challenge what he called “false narratives” about the Muslim community’s role during the partition.
Owaisi also addressed partition-related misconceptions, pointing out that during the time, only 2 to 3 percent of Muslims—mainly elites like zamindars and jagirdars—had suffrage. “Even today, they blame us for the partition of the country. How were we responsible for that? Those who fled, fled. Those who were loyal, stayed,” he argued.
Owaisi’s remarks come amid escalating debate over ideological influence in Indian education and growing scrutiny of how curricula shape historical narratives.
