Two days ahead of the Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a free-wheeling interaction with Delhi students and took potshots at the AAP government for allegedly holding back 'weak' Class 9 students from proceeding to next class to safeguard its image.
In a video in which he was interacting with a group of students, PM Modi shared the 'dishonest practice' of AAP government of 'punishing' the weak students by not promoting them to Class 10.
"I have heard that in Delhi, after the 9th class, children are not promoted to the next class. Only those children who are guaranteed to clear the next class exam are promoted because their results would be bad, and that would harm the reputation of the state government. This is a very dishonest practice," he said.
PM Modi, in the video released on social media, attacked the much-vaunted education model of the AAP government and raised questions about AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and his team 'playing with the future' of students, only to mislead the world with its self-boasted world class education model.
The PM's 'expose' on the AAP government's education policy coincides with Home Minister Amit Shah's attack on the ruling party at an election rally in Jangpura on Monday.
HM Amit Shah lambasted AAP government in an open rally at the city when he charged them with a Rs 1,300 crore scam in the guise of classrooms constructions and called up the public to send packing corrupt duo Arvind Kejriwal along with Manish Sisodia as a Bade miyan, chote miyan.
Notably, the BJP, looking to break a 27-year drought in the power corridors of capital, has been vying to lure low-income and middle-class voters by unveiling ambitious plans for free education from KG to PG.
The BJP's Sankalp Patra for the February 5 election also promises Rs 15,000 assistance for poor students for undertaking preparation for competitive exams like the Union Public Service Commission and other state civil service exams.
The party has also promised to reimburse two-time travel and application fees for students, which it calls a 'is Modi ki guarantee'.
To woo first-time and young voters, the BJP has also promised to launch Dr B.R. Ambedkar Stipend Scheme of Rs 1,000/month for SC students in ITI, skill centres, and polytechnics.
Elections are to be held on February 5 to choose a new 70-member Assembly, and the result is to be declared on February 8.
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