AAP will build schools at every four km in eight Gujarat cities if it comes to power, says Manish Sisodia

Mr. Sisodia claimed that out of the 48,000 government schools in Gujarat, 32,000 were in bad condition, as per a mapping of schools done by an AAP team

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said if the Aam Aadmi Party is voted to power in Gujarat, it will build a government school at every four kilometres in eight cities within a year.

Mr. Sisodia, who was on Monday questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for more than nine hours with the Delhi Excise policy scam case, also said he is ready for everything, even to go to jail, but the construction of schools will not stop in Gujarat.

"The people of Gujarat are determined to get schools made for their children and will elect a party that builds schools. They do not put into jail those who build schools by misusing the ED and CBI," he said at a press conference.

Mr. Sisodia claimed that out of the 48,000 government schools in Gujarat, 32,000 were in bad condition, as per a mapping of schools done by an AAP team.

If voted to power, the AAP government will build a government school at every four kilometres in eight cities -- Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar and Junagadh, Mr. Sisodia said.

"Within one year, we will construct a magnificent government school at every four kilometres that will be better than even private schools in these eight cities," he said.

The AAP conducted a mapping of private and government schools in Gujarat and drew a plan on improving their condition, he said.