Man you call ‘terrorist’ has built 12k smart classrooms in Delhi: Kejriwal

Kejriwal also congratulated all Delhiites and school going children for the achievement: “If we make a new school, it would have a maximum of 50 classrooms. Even if we consider that figure, it means 250 new schools are being built today. These schools have laboratories, multiple purpose halls and digital classrooms which are not even seen in many private schools.”

He added that 20,000 classrooms have been built in the last seven years. “Delhi has built more classrooms than all state governments and the Centre combined,” the Chief Minister stated.

Invoking Ambedkar and the emphasis he laid on education, the CM said: “It’s unfortunate that even after 75 years of Independence, poor people are suffering due to low quality of education in government schools in other parts of the country. I’m happy that we, in Delhi, have at least started fulfilling Babasaheb’s dreams.”

Kejriwal further said the 75 years of independence had been “wasted” in not realising these dreams: “I have a big announcement. We don’t want to do politics. If any government in the country, whether it be the BJP or the Congress, wants to improve the education system in their state like Delhi, we will loan them Manish Sisodia for a few days,” he said.

For hospitals and mohalla clinics too, he said he is happy to give them Satyendar Jain on loan.

“Our aim is not to fight elections and win everywhere. We are not Napoleon… Our priority is the country’s progress. If other governments want to fix their education and health system, we will help them. If by doing good work, they garner votes, let that happen. What is it to us? The country should move forward,” he said.

The CM said politicians were wary of building schools. “Because if good schools are made, they will stop getting votes in the name of caste and religion… These are not schools; they are factories for producing deshbhakts (patriots). They won’t vote in the name of caste and religion, but for development. That’s why no politician wants to make schools.”