AAP alleges ‘education mafia’ back in Delhi, slams BJP over fee hike in private schools

AAP accuses BJP-led Delhi government of allowing private schools to hike fees arbitrarily, demands CBI inquiry.

The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday (April 5, 2025) launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Delhi government, accusing it of allowing private schools to arbitrarily hike fees.

Addressing a press conference, senior AAP leader and former Education Minister Manish Sisodia alleged that the BJP government had handed over Delhi’s education system to the “education mafia”.

“Ever since the BJP government came to power in Delhi, people have been suffering. Medicines are not available in hospitals, there are long power cuts, and now private schools are looting parents by increasing fees,” Mr. Sisodia said.

Claiming that several private schools have hiked fees by 20 to 82%, he accused the government of inaction.

“Parents are worried. Children are being denied classes if their parents can’t pay the increased fees, and the school administration isn’t listening. The BJP government is a silent spectator,” he said.

In a post on microblogging site X, AAP Minister Atishi reiterated the allegations and demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry.

“Watch through this press conference how Arvind Kejriwal’s government, after coming to power in 2015, stopped private schools from increasing fees arbitrarily. But as soon as the BJP government came, these schools again got a free hand to loot,” she said.