MoS HRD Satyapal Singh | Photo Credit: Twitter

New Delhi: MoS HRD Satyapal Singh seems unperturbed over the criticism he has been facing in the past couple of days over his claim contesting the accuracy of Darwin’s Theory, as he has stated that the Centre is planning to hold a "grand conference" to discuss Evolution.

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Speaking at IIT-Guwahati, where he was present to review the functioning of centrally-funded educational institutions in the Northeast, Singh stated that the "evolutionists and Darwinists" can come and "decide what is true."

“The HRD ministry is ready to sponsor an international conference where scientists can come out and say where they stand on the issue," Singh said. He added that he had a list of around 10-15 scientists across the world who have stated that there is no evidence to prove that the theory of evolution is correct.

Singh was earlier questioned for his statement on Darwin’s theory of evolution, where he had stated that the theory was scientifically wrong since nobody had seen apes turn into man and that it should not be taught to the students in schools and colleges in India.

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When asked if the government was planning to scrap the topic from the syllabi, Singh said that only those topics that are “based on evidence” should be taught.

He went on to state that around 100 years ago, scientist Albert Einstein had also concluded that the theory of evolution was not scientific.

“Albert Einstein, one of the greatest scientists in the world, said there are three criteria to judge if a theory is scientifically sound or not. On the basis of those criteria, he had concluded the theory of evolution was not scientific,” Singh said.