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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said he did not authorise the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram in schools, saying there should be no outside dictation on such matters and no interference in governing the Union Territory.
“This decision has not been made by the cabinet, nor has the education minister signed off on it. We should decide what happens in our schools without outside dictation on these matters,” Abdullah told reporters in Budgam in the central Kashmir district reported PTI .
On October 30, the culture department of J-K had called for schools across Jammu and Kashmir to participate in the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram.
Abdullah was campaigning in the Budgam assembly segment on Friday as the elections for that seat are scheduled for November 11.
