Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, April 11-
Lashing out the opponents for engaging in petty politics over infrastructure development projects being inaugurated under “Sikhya Kranti” initiative in the state government schools, Punjab School Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains shamed Congress and SAD-BJP leaders for their decades-long neglect of government schools, where students were deprived of even basic facilities like toilets and boundary walls.
Addressing a press conference here at Punjab Bhawan, on Friday evening, Bains stated that during his visits to government schools, some students and teachers informed him of the lack of basic facilities like toilets, boundary walls, and desks, forcing them to go outdoors to relieve themselves and the students had to sit on the ground. He attributed this situation to the previous regimes’ neglect of education.
He further said that they are jealous of the plaques because we did in three years what they couldn't do in 75 years. These are not just nameplates or plaques, it is a reminder of the failure of Congress and Akali-BJP governments in Punjab.
Earlier, the Bains today inaugurated infrastructure projects worth over Rs.1.75 crore across 12 government schools in his assembly constituency Sri Anandpur Sahib.