The cartoon that disrupted Parliament today

May 11, 2012 15:49

The Ambedkar cartoon that has disrupted proceedings in both the houses of Parliament today. The cartoon which appears in the NCERT textbook, Indian Constitution at Work, has a cartoon on page 18, showing Dr. Ambedkar sitting on a snail which is labelled Constitution, cracking a whip; behind him is Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, also shown with a whip. The caption says: "Cartoonist's impression of a snail's pace with which the Constitution was made. Making of the Constitution took almost three years''

Ramesh Srivats @rameshsrivats Today's uproar in parliament - Ambedkar cartoon in an NCERT textbook. Seriously man, our MPs put the sad in sansad.

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