Old School Video Row: Arvind Kejriwal Defends Punjab Government, Says Education AAP’s Top Priority

New Delhi/Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal hit back at an attempt to malign the Bhagwant Mann Government after an old video of a Punjab government school was circulated on social media. Sharing a video of Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains visiting the school to verify the situation on the ground, he said education and healthcare remain the Aam Aadmi Party’s top priorities, and the minister’s immediate visit was a reflection of that commitment.

The AAP Chief said the AAP had first transformed government schools in Delhi and was now undertaking the same work in Punjab. He said basic facilities had been provided in most government schools across Punjab, with the remaining schools also set to receive them soon. As a result, several Punjab government schools are now competing with leading private schools in terms of both educational quality and facilities.
 

In a detailed post on X, AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal said, “I am so happy that today education and schools are being discussed everywhere in the country. It has become a people’s movement. It should have happened long back.”
 
The AAP Chief pointed out, “Education and health have always been the two most important issues for the Aam Aadmi Party. We believe that no country can progress without providing the best and free education and healthcare to all its citizens. These are the foundation for the development of any country.”
 
Talking about the AAP’s work in Delhi and Punjab, he noted, “First in Delhi and then in Punjab, the AAP brought several improvements to government schools, many of them becoming better than the best private schools. There are thousands of instances where many parents shifted their kids from private to government schools, both in Punjab and Delhi.”
 
On the ongoing work in Punjab, he stated, “The work of improving government schools in Punjab is in progress. Barring a few, most schools have been provided basic facilities. Soon, the remaining schools will also have all basic facilities. Many government schools in Punjab now compete with the best private schools in terms of facilities and quality of education.”
 
On an old video of a Punjab government school, Arvind Kejriwal said, “Today someone posted an old video of a Punjab government school. I am glad that the Education Minister himself visited that school to verify the situation on the ground. Do read his report.”