<p>Rape accused self-styled godman Asaram features in a chapter on saints in a Class III textbook in the district, sharing space with Vivekananda, Mother Teresa and Ramakrishna Paramhans.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Yoga guru Ramdev is also included in the list of saints in the moral education and GK textbook 'Naya Ujala' which is taught in many schools of the district.<br /><br />The chapter also has pictures of Guru Nanak, Kabir, Meerabai and Shankaracharya and the children have been asked to identify them including Asaram, who is in a Jodhpur jail after being arrested in a rape case.<br /><br />The book has been supplied by a Delhi-based publisher Gurukul Education Books.<br />Asked about the inclusion of Asaram's name, a representative of the publishing house said when the book was published, there was no case against Asaram.<br /><br />"Now we are withdrawing the books from the market and are preparing a new edition of the book sans Asaram", he said.<br /><br />When officials of the education department were asked about the book, they expressed ignorance about the matter.<br /><br />However, they said notices would be issued to the school authorities where the textbook is part of the curriculum.<br /><br />Asaram is in jail since August 2013 on charges of sexual assault. He was arrested after a 16-year-old girl lodged a police complaint, alleging that the self-styled godman sexually assaulted her at his ashram in Jodhpur.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Rape accused self-styled godman Asaram features in a chapter on saints in a Class III textbook in the district, sharing space with Vivekananda, Mother Teresa and Ramakrishna Paramhans.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Yoga guru Ramdev is also included in the list of saints in the moral education and GK textbook 'Naya Ujala' which is taught in many schools of the district.<br /><br />The chapter also has pictures of Guru Nanak, Kabir, Meerabai and Shankaracharya and the children have been asked to identify them including Asaram, who is in a Jodhpur jail after being arrested in a rape case.<br /><br />The book has been supplied by a Delhi-based publisher Gurukul Education Books.<br />Asked about the inclusion of Asaram's name, a representative of the publishing house said when the book was published, there was no case against Asaram.<br /><br />"Now we are withdrawing the books from the market and are preparing a new edition of the book sans Asaram", he said.<br /><br />When officials of the education department were asked about the book, they expressed ignorance about the matter.<br /><br />However, they said notices would be issued to the school authorities where the textbook is part of the curriculum.<br /><br />Asaram is in jail since August 2013 on charges of sexual assault. He was arrested after a 16-year-old girl lodged a police complaint, alleging that the self-styled godman sexually assaulted her at his ashram in Jodhpur.<br /><br /></p>