Aam Aadmi Party MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj has alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is fooling everyone after she posted a video on X, warning private schools of strict action if they force students and parents to buy books, uniforms and stationery.
Delhi’s marketing director on Thursday shared a video in which Rekha Gupta is heard warning private schools against pressuring parents to buy uniforms and books from specific vendors. She also said that she can visit any school at any time and will take action against those who violate the rules.
Bhardwaj claimed that schools have already sold their uniforms, books and other items to students as the session begins in Delhi on April 1. He said Gupta’s warning to private schools is meaningless when parents have already paid thousands to buy these items.
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“Everyone knows that in Delhi, the school session for children begins on April 1. For this reason, books and school uniforms have to be purchased starting around March 15. Every parent visits schools between March 15 and April 1, and pays the increased fees charged by private schools, along with arbitrary annual fees and various other expenses. They often have to buy school uniforms and expensive books and notebooks, sometimes spending up to $“15,000,” Bharadwaj said in a video posted on his X account.
Even if someone does not make these purchases, from April 1 onwards, teachers frequently question students about their books, notebooks and uniforms, and by April 15, almost every child ends up purchasing school uniforms and required materials, he added.
“Now, on April 30, Rekha Gupta posted a clip saying that she will inspect private schools and will take action if she finds any school selling expensive books and uniforms. But what action will be taken now? What should have been sold has already been sold, and what should have been taken has already been taken,” Bharadwaj alleged.
Bharadwaj said that if action is to be taken, it should be on increasing fees, because private schools this year and even last year have raised fees by up to 80 percent. “For the past year, it has been saying that action will be taken against fee hikes, but so far, no private school has faced any action. Stop misleading people and start doing some real work,” Bharadwaj concluded.
