Spokespersons of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got into an argument outside a Delhi government school in Chirag Enclave on Wednesday afternoon over the condition of government schools in the city.

AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj had invited BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia to visit schools in the city after the latter made allegations that claims of AAP improving schools and opening new ones were false.

BJP, over the past few days, has alleged that new rooms built in schools were done at a cost higher than expected and without following tendering procedures.

In a video tweeted by Bharadwaj, Bhatia can be seen getting into his car, while the former asked him to wait and visit more schools. He then says that Bhatia had “run away”.

Bhatia also said that despite asking repeatedly, Bharadwaj did not share the list of 500 schools built by the AAP government over the past few years.

According to officials, the AAP government has added new academic blocks in schools, and around 8,000 rooms, which are equivalent to new schools as more students can get admission in existing schools now. New schools have also been constructed, officials said.

By:Express News ServiceNew Delhi |August 31, 2022 5:19:54 pm

In a video tweeted by Bharadwaj, Bhatia can be seen getting into his car, while the former asked him to wait and visit more schools. He then says that Bhatia had “run away”. (Twitter/@Saurabh_MLAgk)

Spokespersons of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got into an argument outside a Delhi government school in Chirag Enclave on Wednesday afternoon over the condition of government schools in the city.

AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj had invited BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia to visit schools in the city after the latter made allegations that claims of AAP improving schools and opening new ones were false.

BJP, over the past few days, has alleged that new rooms built in schools were done at a cost higher than expected and without following tendering procedures.

In a video tweeted by Bharadwaj, Bhatia can be seen getting into his car, while the former asked him to wait and visit more schools. He then says that Bhatia had “run away”.

Bhatia, however, tweeted another video, saying that Bharadwaj took him to a school constructed in the 1960s and then to one that was under construction.

Bhatia also said that despite asking repeatedly, Bharadwaj did not share the list of 500 schools built by the AAP government over the past few years.

According to officials, the AAP government has added new academic blocks in schools, and around 8,000 rooms, which are equivalent to new schools as more students can get admission in existing schools now. New schools have also been constructed, officials said.