<p>Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Ajay Singh, today strongly criticised BJP government in the state for organising a mass Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation) exercise tomorrow, terming it a part of "saffron agenda".<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Instead of focusing on improving quality of education and educational infrastructure, the government is wasting resources on organising exercises like Surya Namaskar as a part of its saffron agenda," Ajay said here.<br /><br />Introduction of Bhagwad Gita in the curriculum was a similar, earlier attempt to saffronise the education, he said.<br /><br />The state government's decision to organise mass Surya Namaskars tomorrow, wherein thousands of students are expected to take part, so as to set a world record, has not gone down well with the Muslim community in the state, leading to a `fatwa' against it.<br /><br />However, defending the decision, School Education Minister Archana Chitnis had said earlier that Surya Namaskar was a Yogic exercise aimed at improving the health, and tomorrow's programme was not mandatory. "The Sun is neither saffron nor green," she had added.</p>
<p>Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Ajay Singh, today strongly criticised BJP government in the state for organising a mass Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation) exercise tomorrow, terming it a part of "saffron agenda".<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Instead of focusing on improving quality of education and educational infrastructure, the government is wasting resources on organising exercises like Surya Namaskar as a part of its saffron agenda," Ajay said here.<br /><br />Introduction of Bhagwad Gita in the curriculum was a similar, earlier attempt to saffronise the education, he said.<br /><br />The state government's decision to organise mass Surya Namaskars tomorrow, wherein thousands of students are expected to take part, so as to set a world record, has not gone down well with the Muslim community in the state, leading to a `fatwa' against it.<br /><br />However, defending the decision, School Education Minister Archana Chitnis had said earlier that Surya Namaskar was a Yogic exercise aimed at improving the health, and tomorrow's programme was not mandatory. "The Sun is neither saffron nor green," she had added.</p>