7 months ago
IPS Officer Urges Madrasa Students to Read Bhagavad Gita
A senior police officer named Raja Babu Singh spoke to students at a religious school called a madrasa.
He told them to read a book called the Bhagavad Gita along with their holy book, the Quran.
He said this would help them learn more and be good people.
He also talked about taking care of the environment, being open to new ideas, and getting along with others.
The officer has done something similar before, asking police trainees to read and recite from the Bhagavad Gita and another book called the Ramcharitmanas.
He believes these books can help people live better lives.
IPS officer Raja Babu Singh addressed madrasa students in Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh via video conference on Republic Day.
He urged students to read the Bhagavad Gita along with the Quran to enlighten their path.
Singh emphasized the importance of environment conservation, scientific temper, and tolerance.
He highlighted the need to uphold India's integrity and unity from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.
Singh had previously directed police training schools to hold recital sessions of the Bhagavad Gita and Ramcharitmanas for recruits.
- Who
- Raja Babu Singh, Additional Director General of Police (Training)
- What
- Urged madrasa students to read Bhagavad Gita along with Quran
- Where
- Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh
- When
- On Republic Day
- Why
- To enlighten their path and promote unity, integrity, and righteousness
Promoting Cultural Integration
Potential Religious Sensitivity
Reading Multiple Religious Texts
Promoting Cultural Integration
Encourages understanding and integration of different cultural and religious perspectives.
Potential Religious Sensitivity
May be seen as an imposition of one religion's texts on another religious institution.
Key facts
- Officer's Name
- Raja Babu Singh
- Officer's Position
- Additional Director General of Police (Training)
- Location
- Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh
- Event
- Republic Day address to madrasa students
- Books Mentioned
- Bhagavad Gita and Quran
- Key Message
- Promote environment conservation, scientific temper, and tolerance
- Previous Initiative
- Directed police training schools to hold recital sessions of Bhagavad Gita and Ramcharitmanas
Timeline
Yoga class uproar: Hindu kids taught Muslim prayers.
Then, principal forces 'Allahu Akbar' chant after Bhagavad Gita.
Sensitivities flare, debate intensifies.
Officer advises: Read Bhagavad Gita, Quran for understanding.
Madrasa students urged to bridge religious gaps.
Quotes
Raja Babu Singh
Additional Director General of Police (Training) in Madhya Pradesh and a 1994-batch IPS officer
“The maulana saab of the madrasa is my old friend. He requested me to address the students on Republic Day. I congratulated the students for the education they are receiving, but I asked the students and their teachers to develop a concern for environment conservation, scientific temper and tolerance.”
thehansindia.com
“to study Bhagavad Gita along with the Holy Quran as it has been enlightening humanity for centuries.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
IPS officer asks madrassa students in MP to read Bhagavad Gita along with Quran
MP News: ADG Training Asks Madrassa Students To Read Bhagavad Gita Along With Quran
IPS officer asks madrasa students in MP to read Bhagavad Gita along with Quran
Read Gita with Quran: IPS officer to madrasa students
