After Gen Z, Gen Alpha speaks up for better schools: Kejriwal

The former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that after Gen Z, Gen Alpha has started raising its voice for better facilities in government schools.

In a post on X on Independence Day, Kejriwal said children across the country were protesting for basic facilities, citing examples from Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur, Dehradun and Barmer, where students were demanding better roads and adequate teachers.

The Aam Aadmi Party leader said it was unfortunate that even after 75-80 years of Independence, government schools continue to face problems such as damaged buildings, leaking roofs, a lack of toilets and drinking water, and a shortage of teachers.

Kejriwal said people had accepted poor conditions in government schools as normal, but children were now questioning the system.

He claimed that his party's government in Punjab had improved schools to such an extent that students were now appearing for NEET and JEE and going on to become doctors and engineers.