SHILLONG: A class III textbook approved by the NCERT has drawn flak in Meghalaya after it allegedly claimed that the official spoken languages of the hill state are Bengali, Nepali and Marathi instead of Khasi or Garo.
Notably, reacting to this, the Khasi Students' Union (KSU) filed an FIR against the authors of a school textbook for claiming that the official spoken languages of Meghalaya are Bengali, Nepali and Marathi instead of the indigenous Khasi or Garo.
The KSU Northern Border Area filed the FIR at the Khanapara Police Station in Ri Bhoi district against the authors of the Social Studies textbook – Dr Dhananjay Joshi and Neelam Jain regarding the "misinformation" in the book which was approved by the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT).
The book was published by Bright Star Books International. 521-Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070.
In the FIR, KSU stated, "We the Khasi Students' Union, Northern Border Area came into notice on 20th July 2022 that the Little Star Senior Secondary School, 9th Mile, Baridua Ri Bhoi District was using a textbook of Social Studies in Class III, whereas the content of this book was wrong."
The KSU further urged the police to take legal action as per the law against the author of the book and the school authority.
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