Guwahati: Assam and Delhi Chief Ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma and Arvind Kejriwal engaged in a Twitter spat over the Assam government’s most recent decision regarding schooling.
Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, ridiculed the BJP-led Assam government on Thursday (August 25) for choosing to combine schools that had no students pass their class 10 exams this year with other schools.
“Closing schools is not the solution. We just need to open many new schools all over the country. Instead of closing the school, improve the school and make education right,” Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had said in a tweet.
The Delhi Chief minister also recommended the Assam administration to improve the state’s educational system by implementing the Delhi education model.
Reacting to Kejriwal’s tweet, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma slammed the Delhi CM for “commenting on something without any homework”.
The Assam CM in a counterback tweet wrote, “Dear @ArvindKejriwal Ji – As usual you commented on something without any homework! Since my days as Edu Minister, till now, please note, Assam Govt has established/ taken over 8610 NEW SCHOOLS; break-up below. How many new schools Delhi Government has started in last 7 yrs?”
Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, responded to the chief minister of Assam on Friday morning, telling him that the two men should travel to each other’s states to learn about the educational systems in place there.
“I am ready to visit Assam. Tell me, when should I come? …You too should visit Delhi and see our school education model,” Kejriwal said.