Followed by a furore over alleged closure of faculties by the Kejriwal dispensation, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) has staged a walkout from the Delhi Assembly on Monday.
During particular point out below Rule 280, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, opposition chief has raised the problem of Delhi authorities faculties’ closure within the meeting. Even after Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s reply, the BJP legislators continued their protest. Earlier, Bidhuri alleged {that a} Sarvodaya faculty in Ludlow Castle had been shut.
Later, Speaker Ram Niwas Goel ordered the marshalled out of BJP MLA Mohan Singh Bisht from the meeting. The different BJP MLAs walked out in protest. Goel stated he is not going to take up BJP MLAs Rule 280 notices since they walked out of the House. The MLAs subsequently returned to the House.
“The government said the school has been shut with the consensus of the parents and the management of the school. The school is being converted into the Delhi Sports University,” he stated.
Sisodia, who additionally holds the schooling portfolio, dismissed the allegations as baseless. “This is a false allegation by leader of opposition. Kejriwal government believes in opening schools not closing them,” he stated.
Sisodia alleged that intentionally, the DDA lands got to personal faculties and never authorities faculties. “The BJP with LG changed land use to pave for party headquarters building at a land for schools.There has been a merger of two shifts in schools and it is being misled as closure of schools. We are going to start Delhi Sports University and they are saying we are closing schools. BJP closed hundreds of MCD schools,” he added.
With inputs from PTI.
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