Lucknow BSP chief Mayawati on Friday welcomed Delhi University's decision to reject the proposal to teach 'Manusmriti' to law students.
Delhi University vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh said on Thursday that suggestions to teach 'Manusmriti' (Manu Laws) to law students at the university had been rejected.
"There is natural strong opposition to the proposal to teach Manusmriti in the Law Department of the University of Delhi, which was against the dignity and honor of the Indian Constitution and its egalitarian and welfare objectives, and the decision to cancel This proposal is a welcome step," Mayawati said in a post on X.
"The most revered Baba Saheb, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, created the universally accepted Indian Constitution, keeping in mind the self-respect and self-esteem of the helpless and women, as well as humanism and secularism, which does not coincide at all with Manusmriti. Therefore, any attempt is not entirely appropriate, said the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister.
The Law Faculty had sought approval from the DU's highest decision-making body to revise the syllabus of its first and third year students to teach them 'Manusmriti'.
In accordance with the proposed revisions, it was proposed to present to the students two readings on Manusmriti: Manusmriti with the Manubhasya of Medhatithi by G N Jha and the Commentary on Manu Smriti - Smritichandrika by T Kristnasawmi Iyer.
The decision to suggest the revisions was unanimously approved at a June 24 meeting of the faculty's Course Committee headed by its dean Anju Vali Tikoo, according to the minutes of the meeting.
Objecting to this move, the left-backed Social Democratic Teachers' Front (SDTF) wrote to the DU vice-chancellor stating that the manuscript propagates a "regressive" perspective towards the rights of women and marginalized communities and that it goes against a "progressive educational system."
Delhi University vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh said on Thursday that suggestions to teach 'Manusmriti' (Manu Laws) to law students at the university had been rejected.
"There is natural strong opposition to the proposal to teach Manusmriti in the Law Department of the University of Delhi, which was against the dignity and honor of the Indian Constitution and its egalitarian and welfare objectives, and the decision to cancel This proposal is a welcome step," Mayawati said in a post on X.
"The most revered Baba Saheb, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, created the universally accepted Indian Constitution, keeping in mind the self-respect and self-esteem of the helpless and women, as well as humanism and secularism, which does not coincide at all with Manusmriti. Therefore, any attempt is not entirely appropriate, said the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister.
The Law Faculty had sought approval from the DU's highest decision-making body to revise the syllabus of its first and third year students to teach them 'Manusmriti'.
In accordance with the proposed revisions, it was proposed to present to the students two readings on Manusmriti: Manusmriti with the Manubhasya of Medhatithi by G N Jha and the Commentary on Manu Smriti - Smritichandrika by T Kristnasawmi Iyer.
The decision to suggest the revisions was unanimously approved at a June 24 meeting of the faculty's Course Committee headed by its dean Anju Vali Tikoo, according to the minutes of the meeting.
Objecting to this move, the left-backed Social Democratic Teachers' Front (SDTF) wrote to the DU vice-chancellor stating that the manuscript propagates a "regressive" perspective towards the rights of women and marginalized communities and that it goes against a "progressive educational system."
