A delegation of Delhi BJP leaders including state unit President Virendra Sachdeva and South Delhi MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri on Tuesday morning visited a Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) school and alleged that the school is understaffed, has no drinking water available, students are forced to sit on jute mats, and there is no toilet block for girls despite Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal government’s claims of world-class educational facilities.

Hitting out at the AAP for the MCD school situated in Kapashera, near the Delhi-Haryana border, Sachdeva said, “While Delhi constantly hears from Minister Atishi and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia that they have made schools world-class, standing in this MCD school, it is disheartening to see the conditions.”

He claimed that children are forced to study sitting on jute mats in the school while in one hall, three different classes are being conducted simultaneously by a single teacher. “The school has 1,250 students, but there is no water cooler, and all the taps in the school are dry, broken, and there is no drinking water available for the children. The school’s toilet block is extremely dirty, and there is no separate toilet block for the approximately 550 female students,” he added.

The Delhi BJP chief also said there has been no principal since 2022 and seven teachers are on BLO duty while six are on long leave, leaving the school understaffed.

He added that the classrooms lack even proper blackboards.

“The deplorable condition of the Kapashera school is not an isolated case. Similar conditions can be found in government schools across every corner of Delhi.

Will Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is currently in jail, and Manish Sisodia, who is out on bail, ever consider sending their children to such schools?” he questioned.

Questioning the AAP leaders and the local MLA on the whereabouts of the educational revolution, Bidhuri added, “They will also take this entire issue to the Mayor of Delhi so that improvements can be made, and the children’s future can be bright.”

The BJP MP also said that they will lodge a complaint with the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and the NCPCR to ensure immediate action is taken against this treatment of children and that they are provided with basic facilities.

“Although admissions take place in April, there is still a shortage of teachers. The Kejriwal government is exploiting the name of education,” Bidhuri stated.

The delegation also included the Leader of the Opposition in the MCD Raja Iqbal Singh, Councillor from Bijwasan Jaiveer Rana, and Delhi BJP’s media head Praveen Shankar Kapoor.

“The Arvind Kejriwal government, which denied funds to the BJP-run MCD for eight years, continues to deceive Delhiites on primary schools, health, and sanitation, even when in power in the Municipal Corporation,” he said.