Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said from the next academic session, students will be taught to recite 'shlokas' of the Bhagavad Gita in schools across the state.
The chief minister made this announcement at the ongoing international Gita Mahotsava in Kurukshetra, an official statement said here.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was also present on the occasion.
Addressing a seminar organised at the Gita Gyan Sansthanam and Kurukshetra University as part of the international Gita festival, Khattar said books related to Gita will become a part of the curriculum for classes 5 and 7.
The chief minister said the youth should imbibe the essence of Gita in their lives as the message of the holy book was given not for only Arjuna but for all of us.
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