Speaking at the state award distribution ceremony of the basic education and madhyamik education departments on Thursday, CM Adityanath also advised teachers not to act like trade union members “as it goes against the dignity of the profession”.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has proposed that verses from the Bhagavad Gita or Ramcharitmanas should be recited in the school assemblies to instill spiritual learning among students.
Speaking at the state award distribution ceremony of the basic education and madhyamik education departments on Thursday, CM Adityanath also advised teachers not to act like trade union members “as it goes against the dignity of the profession”.
“Teachers cannot and should not act like trade union members as it goes against the dignity of the profession. Whenever teachers act like trade union members, they risk undermining their own respect and honour,” the Chief Minister said at the programme held at the Yogiraj Baba Gambhirnath auditorium here. Recalling former President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, CM Adityanath extended Teachers’ Day greetings to the people of the state.
He described Radhakrishnan, a Bharat Ratna recipient, as an eminent scholar and a great philosopher, noting that his birth anniversary is celebrated as Teachers’ Day. On the occasion, Minister of State for Basic Education (independent charge) Sandeep Singh said the foundation of any country’s progress lies in its culture and educated citizens.