Kolkata, Aug. 15 -- BJP leader Anirban Ganguly on Saturday welcomed the decision to include the contributions of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee in West Bengal's school and university curriculum, asserting that the state exists today because of the sacrifices made by the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.

Ganguly said Mookerjee had been marginalised in the education sector despite his contribution to the country and West Bengal and argued that his role in opposing separatism needed to be taught to future generations.

"He was completely marginalised across every level and dimension of the education sector, yet it is precisely because of him that West Bengal exists today, or rather, because of his sacrifices," Ganguly told ANI.

He said Mooke...