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Want to live in Uttarakhand? Have to sing national anthem, Vande Mataram: Education Minister to college students
Uttarakhand Minister Dhan Singh Rawat has said that singing of the national anthem and national song in colleges would be made compulsory from the next academic session in July.
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Minister Dhan Singh Rawat has said that singing of the national anthem and national song in colleges would be made compulsory from the next academic session in July.
While addressing college students in Roorkee, Rawat, MoS (higher education), reportedly said, “If you want to live in Uttarakhand, you have to sing Vande Mataram.”
Rawat said the national anthem will be sung at 10 am, the national song at 4 in the evening in colleges.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader also confirmed that a dress code would soon be drafted for graduate and post-graduate students.
All the decisions are expected to be implemented in the next session commencing in July.