Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajay Maken on Monday said that he would write a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asking him to issue a White Paper on the policy changes in education. He said education is a serious business and it should not be used for deriving political mileage.
“Any changes in the education policy should be implemented only after discussing it with experts and all the stake holders,” he said.
Addressing a Press conference, Maken said the Congress has deliberated on the issue with experts in the field, and was firmly committed to accessible and quality public education for all the children and youth, without discrimination.
He said there is lack of transparency and apparent arbitrariness in the way policy changes are being initiated in Delhi Government schools.
“Several so-called steps appear to have been taken such as categorising children on the basis of one-time performance into “ability” sections, arbitrary pruning of the syllabus, compelling children to opt for vocational subjects in Class XI etc,” he added.