Kerala Plans Lesson on Governors' Powers, Duties in School Syllabus

Guv Rajendra Arlekar Has Been Locked in a Tussle With the LDF Govt Over the Use of a Portrait of 'Bharat Mata'

- HT Correspondent

KOCHI: Amid growing friction between the Kerala government and Raj Bhavan, state general education minister V Sivankutty said a lesson on the constitutional powers and duties of Governors would soon be a part of the school curriculum.

The announcement came just a day after Sivankutty walked out of an event at the Raj Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram protesting against the display of a portrait of 'Bharat Mata', associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on the dais.

Speaking to reporters on Friday, Sivankutty said that the lesson explaining the constitutional rights and duties of Governors in India would be included in the second volume of social science textbooks for class 10 students this year. The chapter will be added to textbooks for students of classes 11 and 12 as part of curriculum them to the President. It also set a timeline for the President to clear them. The President has sought a Presidential Reference on the judgement.