Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday lashed out at his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal over the amalgamation of schools, asking him to “do his homework” before commenting.
“Dear @ArvindKejriwal Ji-as usual you commented on something without any homework! Since my days as Education Minister till now, please note, the Assam government has established/taken over 8,610 new schools,” he tweeted.
Dear @ArvindKejriwal Ji – As usual you commented on something without any homework!
Since my days as Edu Minister, till now, please note, Assam Govt has established/ taken over 8610 NEW SCHOOLS; break-up below.
How many new schools Delhi Government has started in last 7 yrs? https://t.co/PTV7bO4GKL
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 25, 2022
The Aam Aadmi Party chief had earlier tweeted that closure of schools is not a solution and there was a need for opening more schools across the country.
“Instead of closing schools there was a need for improvement in their conditions and studies,” Kejriwal had tweeted in response to a news item claiming that the Assam government closed 34 schools due to poor results.
Sarma claimed that since his tenure as the education minister, the state government has from 2013 till now provincialised or taken over private schools into government fold and this includes 6,802 elementary and 1,589 secondary schools, 81 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, three Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Avashik Vidyalaya and 97 tea garden model schools.
“Curious to know Delhi’s figures,” he added.
The state government has initiated the amalgamation process of nearly 2,500 schools in the state.
It had taken a decision that schools located in close proximity, those having very low enrolment and schools with poor performance in the board exams will be closed and the students will be accommodated in the nearby schools.
