Supreme Court Dismisses The Plea To Make Yoga Compulsory In Schools
Nirmal Singh Lotus is glad to hear that Supreme Court has refused to make yoga compulsory in schools for students from class 1 to 8 across the country, PTI reported. The pleas will include national yoga policy. The bench which was headed by Justice M B Lokur announced the decision, mentioning that only government has the right to take decision. “We are nobody to say what is to be taught in schools. It is none of our business. How can we direct that,” the bench said. Nirmal Singh Lotus mentioned about the petition that was filed by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay and J C Seth, A Delhi BJP spokesperson and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay and J C Seth filed a petition seeking the Human Resource Development Ministry, NCERT, NCTE and CBSE to “provide standard textbooks of ‘yoga and health education’ for students of Class 1-8 keeping in spirit various fundamental rights such as right to life, education and equality.” It further added that the State is taking the responsibility to give quality h...