Mumbai: Shiv Sena’s Rajya Sabha member Priyanka Chaturvedi on Monday demanded immediate withdrawal of the book titled “Textbook of Sociology for Nurses” containing “derogatory and problematic” content on the “merits and advantages” dowry system, which is part of curriculum for Second year B.Sc students.
In a letter written to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Priyanka said: “one of the so-called advantages as stated in the book, says Rs Because of the burden of dowry, many parents have started educating their girls. When the girls are educated or even employed, the demand of dowry will be less. Thus, it is an indirect advantage”.
“Ugly looking girls can be married off with attractive dowry with less or ugly looking boys,” Priyanka quoted a sentence from the textbook.
In her letter to Pradhan, Priyanka stated: “It is appalling how such derogatory and problematic text remains in circulation and that a textbook elaborating the merits of dowry can exist in our curriculum is a shame for the nation and its Constitution”.
“It is extremely unfortunate that we have such outdated ideas prevailing despite the dowry system being a criminal act.
“It is even more concerning that students are being exposed to such regressive content and no action has been taken so far. Such reinforcement of the dowry system is offensive and should be actioned upon immediately,” the Sena MP wrote.
While urging the Union Education Minister “to stop the circulation of such regressive textbooks and take them offr circulation”, Priyanka called for “strict measures” to ensure that “in future such anti-women content is neither taught or promoted, especially by the academic institutions and, that the textbooks are reviewed and approved by a panel of experts”. (Agencies)
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