Daijiworld Media Network - Bhopal

Bhopal, Nov 7: A recent order from the Madhya Pradesh Police Training Wing directing recruits to read chapters from the Bhagavad Gita during training has triggered a sharp political storm, with the opposition Congress alleging attempts to “saffronise” the police force and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) defending it as a step toward “moral grounding and character building.”

The directive, issued by Additional Director General of Police (ADGP–Training) Raja Babu Singh, instructs all eight police training schools in the state to have recruits read one chapter from the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita before their nightly meditation sessions during the holy month of Margashirsha.

Speaking to the media, Singh said the initiative aims to help trainees lead “a

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