BHOPAL/UJJAIN: A clutch of degrees under his belt, and skilled in stick and sword fighting, Madhya Pradesh’s CM-designate Mohan Yadav has long been a pillar for BJP in the temple city of Ujjain.
When Yadav’s name was announced on Monday afternoon – taking him and the state by surprise – celebrations erupted at home and in Ujjain.
Yadav, a three-time MLA, has had a long association with the RSS and subsidiary organisations, having held key organizational posts in Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the BJP.
A strong Hindutva voice, Yadav, as higher education minister, included Ramcharitmanas as one of the new optionals for undergraduate students in philosophy, along with lessons on the ‘miraculous engineering of Ram Setu’ and the ideals of Ram Rajya in September 2021 in a bid to inculcate “values and balanced leadership” among the youth. “Ramcharitmanas, Yoga and meditation will be taught in colleges for all round development of students,” Yadav said.
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