Delhi Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, along with other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, on Monday took a foot march from the Vidhan Sabha to the LG house, demanding โteachers should be allowed to go to Finlandโ.
The Delhi government has called a three-day special assembly session amid the ongoing tussle over the powers of ruling the national capital, starting Monday.
Meanwhile, LG Vinai Kumar Saxena reiterated that he has not rejected the proposal, but asked the government to evaluate and record the cost-benefit analysis to assess its effectiveness.
โIt is reiterated that the LG has not rejected the proposal for the training program for primary in-charges in Finland. Any statement, on the contrary, is deliberately misleading and mischievously motivated,โ LG Saxena stated.
โThe government has been advised to evaluate the proposal in its entirety and record the cost-benefit analysis in terms of impact on the quality of education being provided to students, to assess the effectiveness of various foreign training programmes for teachers undertaken in the past,โ LG said.
LG has also advised examining and identifying similar training programmes in the Institutions of Excellence, within the country, to ensure optimal utilisation of resources, fiscal prudence, and administrative effectiveness, LG Delhi stated.
Earlier, the Delhi Legislative Assembly was disrupted over the issue as the AAP legislators raised slogans against the LG for rejecting the proposal. Later, the assembly session was adjourned until Tuesday.
Kejriwal and other AAP MLAs then led a foot march from the Vidhan Sabha to the LG house with banners and hoardings demanding โteachers should be allowed to go to Finlandโ.
AAP leaders said that LG Saxena refused to meet with the CM and MLAs. CM Kejriwal later tweeted, โThe people of Delhi will not tolerate dictatorship. LG will have to obey the Constitution and the orders of the Supreme Court. โDelhi does not require dictatorship, but rather a constitution and democracy; our struggle for peopleโs rights will continue.โ
While talking to the media, Kejriwal said: โWe represent the two crore people of Delhi. It is not right for the LG to consider himself superior and to insult the people of Delhi, whom he too serves.โ
โIf the elected government is sending teachers to Finland with taxpayer money, why does LG have a problem with it? The people of Delhi elected their Chief Minister and gave him a majority. If he is unable to send teachers for training, it calls into question the purpose of such elections and democratic processes,โ CM Kejriwal said.
โOn July 4, the Supreme Court ruled that the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi does not have the power to make decisions on his own, yet he is preventing teachers from going to Finland for training. The LGโs actions suggest that he does not respect the Supreme Courtโs ruling,โ CM Kejriwal alleged.
