Oppn alleges AAP influencing voters through govt school panels; school-parent interaction suspended

In the wake of allegations by the opposition BJP and Congress that the AAP was influencing voters through management committees of Delhi government schools, the Arvind Kejriwal government on Friday suspended a scheduled interactive session with parents of school children till further orders.

A BJP delegation met Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and alleged that a pamphlet was circulated in government-run schools by the AAP asking parents about their political choices, even as the ruling party termed the pamphlet "fake propaganda" and accused the saffron party of "scripting" it to "play tricks and derail" its education reforms.

The Delhi's Directorate of Education (DoE) had on Thursday termed the letter "fake" and said it would investigate its origin.

"The interactive session with parents for creating awareness about happiness and entrepreneurship curriculum are ordered to be kept in abeyance till further orders," Director of Education Binay Bhushan said in an official order.

The office of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who is in charge of education department, in a statement, termed the charge "fake propaganda" intended to "derail" the initiative of parents meet held at all government schools.

"Delhi government holds parents interaction in all government schools across Delhi. The fake propaganda to derail the initiative is unfortunate," the statement said.

Later in the day Sisodia told PTI, "We will do it (interactive session with parents) once the schools are open."
A memorandum submitted to the L-G by the BJP delegation led by its Delhi unit chief Manoj Tiwari, stated, "The AAP is indulging in brainwashing the parents of children studying in its schools so that they become committed to the party's political philosophy, vision and achievements."
Walia who was the education minister during Sheila Dikshit's rule, alleged, "The school management committees have been asked to ensure that parents of school children promise to vote for the Aam Aadmi Party in the Assembly polls due next year."