Kamal Ghorui
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday continued its sharp criticism of the NCERT over the newly introduced Class 8 social science textbook, with Chief Justice of India Surya Kant lambasting NCERT over a chapter discussing “corruption” and “backlogs” in the judiciary, calling it a “deep-rooted and well-planned conspiracy.”However, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta tendered an unconditional and unqualified apology on behalf of the education ministry.CJI Surya Kant reprimanding NCERT for the second consecutive day, said, “There appears to be a deep-rooted, well-planned conspiracy to defame the judiciary.”“It is my duty to find out who is responsible; heads must roll,” the CJI said on the NCERT book row.The top court also observed, “There is not a single word of apology in NCERT’s communication. Instead, they have sought to justify it.” The Supreme Court also called to have a “deeper probe”.
