The Centre on Thursday tendered an unconditional apology before the Supreme Court over the NCERT textbook controversy, which is being heard suo motu by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant.
Appearing for the government, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the court, “We tender an unconditional apology," and admitted, “there is no justification" for the contents in question. He further assured the bench that the two individuals who prepared the contentious chapter “will not be associated with this ministry or any other ministry."
During the hearing, Chief Justice Surya Kant made strong remarks on the impact of the material, stating, “The bullet they’ve fired, the judiciary is bleeding." He added, “Mr Solicitor, it’s a very very calculative move… It’s not just the student, but the parents and teachers would be imbibed with this thought that the judiciary is corrupt."
In response, the Solicitor General said, “We stand for the institution." The court is presently dictating its order in the matter.
