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CM Kejriwal Criticizes Other Govt Says, “God Was Waiting For AAP To Come To Power And Improve The Condition Of Schools”

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday that his government’s policies are entirely focused on giving children an education while saying that neither the BJP nor the Congress discussed education throughout their separate terms in office in Delhi.

He said this at the opening of a new building for a government school for females in Uttam Nagar, west Delhi.

“This school was established in 1985. The governments of (BJP and Congress) came to power. But education was not on their agenda.

“Neither the BJP nor the Congress spoke about providing education. But our politics is all about providing education to children,” he said.

Kejriwal said his government is just the “means to educate children”, adding “Probably, God was waiting for the AAP to come to power and improve the condition of schools”.

“Earlier, girls used to feel that they were going to government schools while their brothers studied in private schools. But now the government schools in Delhi are providing good education. Some more government buildings are left to be renovated,” he said.

Speaking on the difficulties ahead, Kejriwal stated that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is now in control of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), wants to improve the state of the civic body’s 1,800 schools.

“We want that the students get good education from class 1 onwards. We will also improve the MCD schools in the next five years,” he added.

The chief minister further stated that failing to secure employment after completing one’s education is the largest obstacle.

“If one does not get a job after completing education, there is no use of this education. We have to focus on each and every student of classes 11 and 12, and we are preparing them to do business through the Business Blasters initiative,” he said.

After the inauguration, Education Minister Atishi addressed the media and made fun of Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena for declining an invitation to the occasion.

Her remarks also come in light of the sloganeering that took place last week at the opening of Indraprastha University’s newly constructed campus in east Delhi, when Saxena and Kejriwal were both in attendance.

“L-G Saxena did not show up today. We waited for quite some time. The inauguration ensued peacefully and there was no issue. I do not know why he did not turn up.

“There is another event in two weeks where a school will be inaugurated. We will send details to LG sir and he is welcome to take credit,” Atishi said at the press conference.

The LG office didn’t respond to her claims right away.

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Shruti Chaturvedi

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