Srinagar, Sep 23 (NVI) : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Wednesday said banned books cannot be kept in government schools, asserting that examination of books is a routine process.
Speaking to reporters during his visit to the Sheetal Nath Temple in Srinagar, Dulloo also described the shrine as an important part of the city’s heritage and called for its preservation for future generations.
“It is our heritage and it is our duty as a society to protect our heritage and pass it on to future generations,” he said.
Dulloo said the temple, believed to be one of the eight Bhairavas protecting Srinagar, was burnt down in 1991 and later repaired by the Sanatan Dharma Sabha.
He said the temple has religious as well as social significance, with festivals such as Janmashtami and Basant Panchami being organised there.
On banned books, Dulloo said checking books is a regular process and “books which have been banned must not be kept in schools”.
The J&K government on Tuesday told the Legislative Assembly that 4,249 books, apart from 518 banned books, had been withdrawn from circulation in government degree college libraries across the Union Territory.—(NVI)
