‘Ugly truth was never hidden’: Yogendra Yadav counters Pradhan, says Emergency was already in school textbooks
Future generations should know and understand the dark deeds of the Emergency so that such a situation does not arise again. That is why NCERT brought it to the forefront. NCERT did a good job...” Pradhan said.Responding to the remark, Yadav said it was a “lie”, adding that the “ugly truth” had not been hidden from students.“Dear @dpradhanbjp ji, this is a lie.
- ▪Future generations should know and understand the dark deeds of the Emergency so that such a situation does not arise again.
- ▪That is why NCERT brought it to the forefront.
- ▪NCERT did a good job...” Pradhan said.Responding to the remark, Yadav said it was a “lie”, adding that the “ugly truth” had not been hidden from students.“Dear @dpradhanbjp ji, this is a lie.
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‘Ugly truth was never hidden’: Yogendra Yadav counters Pradhan, says Emergency was already in school textbooksAfter Pradhan said the NCERT had done a “good job” by bringing it to the “forefront”, Yadav replied that a chapter on the Emergency was already in textbooks.Updated on: Jun 26, 2026 1:42 PM ISTBy Arya MishraPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link Activist and Swaraj India founder Yogendra Yadav countered union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's remarks on the NCERT including a reference to the 1975 Emergency in its textbook.Responding to Pradhan's remark, Yadav said it was a “lie”, adding that the “ugly truth” had not been hidden (ANI)After Pradhan said that the NCERT had done a “good job” by bringing the topic to the “forefront”, Yadav replied that a chapter on the Emergency…
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