The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has lambasted the BJP-led Delhi government for turning a blind eye to rampant fee hikes and harassment by private schools. Just two months into the BJP’s rule, several top schools have reportedly increased fees without regulation, pushing parents to the brink and penalising students for delayed payments. With allegations of children being “held hostage” over unpaid dues, AAP has slammed the government’s silence, calling it complicity “education mafias.”
On Friday, AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal strongly objected to the shocking incident where students at Dwarka’s DPS School were allegedly confined to the library for not being able to pay increased fees. Taking to X, he said, “The people of Delhi are once again completely at the mercy of the education mafia. How dare the education mafia mistreat our children? Because the leaders and ministers are in their pockets — just like they used to be before our government came to power.”
Meanwhile, AAP’s Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj also condemned the incident and launched a scathing attack on the BJP government. “It seems that BJP ministers have no clue what is happening in Delhi. Parents are protesting outside private schools, and BJP ministers are busy playing the ‘government school–government school’ game. They should be going where the problem is and solving it. But they are scared of private school owners,” he said.
Saurabh Bharadwaj further pointed out the insensitivity of the BJP government in the face of public anguish. “A woman fainted while protesting outside schools run by top industrialists, and ministers are too afraid to even visit the site. Instead, they are busy with inspection theatrics inside government schools. They should feel at least some shame. They should work for the people of Delhi. Videos of parents protesting outside private schools are going viral across all social media platforms. Parents are in deep distress due to the sudden fee hike. BJP leaders are too afraid to speak against these multi-millionaires,” he said.
Taking to X, the AAP Delhi State President reiterated, “Parents are protesting against the fee hike by private schools, but BJP ministers don’t have the courage to even show up. They’re scared of the owners of these massive schools and their millionaire backers — that’s why they’re putting on this drama.”
Sharing a clip in which parents can be seen protesting against the school fee hikes, Delhi Assembly LoP Atishi stated: “Watch this video. Parents are protesting outside the school. The school management is saying that the fees will increase by at least 10% every year; do whatever you can. How come the school is so confident? Is it not afraid of audit? It is clear that the BJP government has given the green signal to the schools to increase the fees by 10% every year.”
