Delhi University removes Iqbal from Political Science syllabus for ‘Breaking’ India

DU Vice Chancellor Prof. Yogesh Singh said that those who laid the foundation to break India should not be in the syllabus. The Vice-Chancellor emphasized on teaching Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar more and more.

Allama Iqbal was dropped from the Political Science syllabus during the discussion on the undergraduate course in the 1014th Academic Council meeting of University of Delhi. Presiding over the meeting, Vice Chancellor Prof. Yogesh Singh said that those who laid the foundation to break India should not be in the syllabus. The Vice-Chancellor's proposal was unanimously passed by the House.

In the meeting, the syllabus for the fourth, fifth and sixth semesters of various courses under the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework (UGCF) 2022 was passed. On this occasion, the Vice-Chancellor also emphasized on teaching Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar more and more.

The meeting also considered the recommendations of the Standing Committee regarding the course of BA proposed by the Department of Philosophy and approved them unanimously along with the Head of the Department of Philosophy also being in agreement. The BA courses offered by the Department of Philosophy also include "Philosophy of Dr. Ambedkar", "Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi" and "Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda".

In addition, the Vice-Chancellor requested the Head of the Department of Philosophy to explore the possibility of including Savitribai Phule in the curriculum. The Vice-Chancellor also advised the Head of the Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, to prepare a paper on the economic thoughts of BR Ambedkar. He also advised to teach Indian Economic Model, US Model and European Model etc. in economics. Regarding Iqbal, the Vice-Chancellor said that Iqbal wrote songs supporting the 'Muslim League' and the "Pakistan Movement". Iqbal was the first to raise the idea of partition of India and establishment of Pakistan. Instead of teaching such persons, we should study our national heroes.

During the meeting many UG courses were passed, Udmoday Foundation's "University of Delhi Innovation and Startup Policy" was also approved. Along with this, three new programs of B.Tech by the Faculty of Technology were also approved that are to start from the academic session 2023-2024.

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