Punjab Congress in-charge Sachin Pilot on Friday challenged the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to audit schools in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) -ruled state “with the same eyes” as elsewhere.
To be sure, Punjab has around 19,000 government schools. And while the state government has announced 118 Schools of Eminence, only some of the proposed schools have been inaugurated.
As reported by HT , Das appreciated the infrastructure at the School of Eminence, including the swimming pool, ramps, AI lab, and computer lab. The CJP team visited schools in Punjab’s Ludhiana. Yet, problems were observed. We conveyed them to the Education Minister @harjotbains, who readily agreed to meet us. We demanded that the problems be resolved immediately. The Minister assured us of swift action,” he wrote on X. “The infrastructure is very old.
Most of the 20 points were on the positive side.
CJP’s Saurav Das led a delegation of the pressure group to Punjab, where they assessed the state of government schools as part of their “School Thik Karo” drive. Taking to X, Das stated that while the state “schools of eminence” were well maintained, certain issues prevailed, which were flagged to education minister Harjot Singh Bains. He said the facilities at the school were, in several respects, better than those available in private schools. “Was impressed with the “Schools of Eminence”. I hope these children also get better infrastructure, and the Punjab government pays attention to this,” he said.
Punjab is due for assembly elections early next year, with the Congress vying to wrest back power from AAP after being ousted in 2022. The former Rajasthan deputy chief minister was recently appointed in charge of the Punjab Congress, replacing former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel.
