Students of Delhi government schools will soon study the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), along with freedom fighters and democratic values, as part of a new programme called ‘Rashtraneeti’.

Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood on Tuesday confirmed that the curriculum, currently being finalised, will include lessons on the RSS. “Important leaders and social activities of the RSS, as well as its history, will be part of the curriculum. It is important, and there is no reason why these should not be taught,” Sood told The Indian Express , adding that details will be released once the draft is ready.

According to officials, the course will include chapters on the origin of the RSS in 1925 by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, its ideology, and the role of its workers in social service and relief

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