Let teachers go abroad for training, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal appeals to L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal alleged that since last October, the Finland file has been doing the rounds in the L-G’s office. L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena has sent the file back twice on ‘pretext of clarification’, Kejriwal said.
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Addressing a press conference, Kejriwal cited Punjab’s example to question Saxena over the non-clearance of the file so far, terming it unconstitutional. (File)Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday implored L-G VK Saxena to allow Delhi government school teachers to go abroad for training.
Citing the example of Punjab’s educators going to Singapore for training, the CM said he sought to understand why Delhi’s teachers aren’t being allowed to go. “I am delighted to see 36 teachers from Punjab going to Singapore for training. I appeal to L-G sahab to allow Delhi’s teachers also to go to Finland for training. On the lines of Delhi, 36 principals of Punjab government schools are going to Singapore…, they will act as catalysts of change in Punjab,” he said, adding that so far, more than 1,000 educators from Delhi had gone abroad for training and “transformed their schools” after returning.
“Around 30 educators from Delhi were supposed to go for training in December, but they could not go because of the objections raised by L-G. Now, 30 educators are supposed to go in March; we had sent the file to L-G for the third time on January 20, which is pending with him since then, it seems that this training will also be cancelled,” he added.
If the L-G, Kejriwal said, had no objection to teachers going abroad, like he had told the media recently, why was the file pending in his office for the last 15 days, he asked. “In 2021, the Centre passed a new law making all files go to L-G, and now L-G objects to every file we send him. We have filed a petition in the Supreme Court against this law…, we hope the court will dismiss this unconstitutional law. I hope L-G will clear the teachers’ training file soon…,” he further said.
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