The tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on freebies assumed an all-new form and reached a new high on Tuesday.
The tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on freebies assumed an all-new form and reached a new high on Tuesday.
AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal promised to offer free education to each and every child of Gujarat; if his party is brought to power. The announcement was made by Kejriwal during a Town Hall programme in Bhuj, Gujarat. CM Kejriwal said when AAP comes into power, every child will get free quality education in Gujarat.
Kejriwal said, “AAP will expand the number of government schools on a large scale across the state as well as it promises to improve the infrastructure of existing government schools. We will provide better quality education as compared to private schools, as we did in Delhi.”
AAP convener also promised to ensure the return of all the extra fees charged by private schools. He also assured that all the private schools will be audited. “Private schools will not be able to increase fees without the government’s permission. AAP government will regularise all contractual teachers, fill vacant posts and hire more teachers on a large scale. No teacher will be given any extra duties and all woes of Vidya Sahayaks will be resolved.”
He said government schools in Gujarat are in a deplorable condition, just like those across the whole country. “More than half of private schools belong to politicians, which is why these people do not act against private schools. We have proven how government schools can be transformed in Delhi and the transformation of government schools has started in Punjab too. If we can transform the future of 18 lakh children of government schools in Delhi, then we can transform the future of 53 lakh children of government schools of Gujarat as well,” Kejriwal pointed out.
“If we want India to become number one country in the world, then we will have to fix the education system first. When the children of the poor start becoming doctors-engineers and poverty is alleviated, then only can India become a rich country, ” underlined Kejriwal.