Kolkata, April 28 -- Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar on Monday said that the Mughal era has not been removed from NCERT textbooks, but only repetitive content has been edited out.

Speaking to ANI, Majumdar said, "It has not been dropped. Repetition has been removed. Repetition should not be there." He emphasised that while the Mughal period remains a significant part of Indian history, it should not be glorified at the expense of other historical eras.

"The Mughal era is an important part of Indian history. Similar importance should be given to the other era also, the one which was India's golden period," he added.

He described the Mughal period as "the darkest part of Indian history."

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