War over Delhi stray dogs order: Govt says AAP’s lying, Kejriwal claims ‘count dogs’ order ‘insult’ to teachers

#WATCH | Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood says, "The Aam Aadmi Party tweeted throughout the day yesterday and ran a campaign that Delhi's teachers will now count stray dogs. The AAP is continuously spreading such lies. Their entire politics is based on this… I challenge the… pic.twitter.com/9PMmELXRJs

— ANI (@ANI) December 30, 2025

He challenged the AAP to produce any order or circular directing teachers to perform such duties. “If any such order exists, it should be made public immediately,” Sood said, adding that failing this, the party should apologise to the people of Delhi for misleading them.

Sood referred to an official clarification issued by the DoE on Monday, which, he said, had “categorically stated that no directions were issued for assigning any stray dog-related work to teachers”.

Following this, Kejriwal posted on X in Hindi, “Will teachers in Delhi’s government schools teach children, or will they count dogs on the streets instead? This order from the BJP’s Delhi government exposes their thinking and priorities. For the BJP, education is not even an issue; these people are insulting teachers and ruining schools.”

“When our government was in Delhi, we respected teachers, removed unnecessary burdens from them, and made children’s education the topmost priority. We sent teachers abroad for training and improved the schools.Today, the BJP government is bent on destroying everything.” he added.

दिल्ली में सरकारी स्कूलों के शिक्षक बच्चों को पढ़ाएँगे या फिर सड़कों पर कुत्ते गिनेंगे?

भाजपा की दिल्ली सरकार का ये आदेश उनकी सोच और प्राथमिकताओं को बेनकाब करता है।

भाजपा के लिए शिक्षा कोई मुद्दा ही नहीं है, ये लोग शिक्षकों को अपमानित कर रहे हैं, स्कूलों को बर्बाद कर रहे हैं।… https://t.co/1q4J4F0oQH

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 30, 2025

Meanwhile, accusing AAP of repeatedly attempting to create administrative chaos through what he described as “false claims”, Sood said such episodes reflected a pattern of “lies, noise and rumours” rather than substantive engagement.

He said AAP was attempting to shield corrupt officials and undermine governance reforms undertaken by the BJP-led government under Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.

He also dismissed AAP’s claims on the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB), saying nearly 16,000 candidates had been selected through the board since 2022, and alleged that the Opposition was deliberately spreading confusion on the issue.