Row over Nehru in textbooks

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rajasthan unit of the Congress are at war in the state over Jawaharlal Nehru. The Congress has alleged that references to Nehru, India's first prime minister, have been removed from Class VIII textbooks in the state with the tacit support of the state government. The BJP initially said it welcomed the move and that it was time students learnt about other great leaders of the country. Then, state School Education Minister Vasudev Devnani (pictured) sought to end the row, claiming that in the revised syllabus the first prime minister of the country found mention in 15 places in different textbooks.