Monday;June 20, 2016: At Lucknow University ,Union Minister Ramshankar Katheria,who was addressing a event of Hindvi Swaraj Diwas Samaroh' has said, “there will be saffronisation of education and the country if it is  good for the nation”.

He aforesaid, "I am saying there will be saffronisation in education and in the country. Whatever is good will definitely take place. Be it saffronisation or 'sanghwad', if it's good for the country then it will definitely take place”

"It is for the benefit of the country and whatever is good for the country... Call it 'bhagwakaran' (saffronisation) or 'sanghwaad' if you will, but it will be done," he said.

Union Minister  Katheria said, "We have been seeing this for a long time...Whatever is in the interest of the country, for the benefit of the country, on the basis of which the nation can stand with pride in the world, should it not be made part of the syllabus or should it not been taught to our children,".

"If students do not read about Maharana Pratap or Shivaji, will they then read about Ghengis Khan?," he asked.

He further claimed, “India’s history had been tailored to suit the tastes of a few people and called it India's greatest misfortune. He called seeing sacrifices of national leaders in a political light, a growing disease in the country.”

He further added, "Ambedkar is seen as the personal property of one party, or of Dalits. In fact, Ambedkar is not just an ideal leader and nationalist for the country, but for the entire world,"

He pointing the ruling Samajawadi Party in Uttar Pradesh for the state's "educational backwardness".

"Uttar Pradesh is backward in all areas and zero in education," he on the last note allegedly.