Sing national anthem every day: Rajasthan govt to students in 800 hostels

This was part of an effort to 'evoke' nationalism in students, said Rajasthan Social Justice and Empowerment Department

The Bhartiya Janata Party-led Rajasthan government has announced that students in 800 government hostels across the state will have to sing the national anthem every day, according to media reports.

The students have been directed to recite the national anthem at 7 am daily during the morning prayers.

Rajasthan’s Department for Social Justice and Empowerment issued the notification, saying the move aims to “evoke” the spirit of nationalism in students, reported The Times of India. It said the national anthem was already being sung in all residential schools and it will now be followed in hostels as well.

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