Delhi education model is 'extortion model'; AAP government hiked classrooms construction cost by ₹326 crore: BJP

"You, your party and your corrupt Ministers will be punished under the law of the land... you will not be spared," BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said.

The BJP on August 29 alleged a scam in the Delhi Education Department, saying the city government increased the budget for the construction of classrooms in its existing schools, ignoring the Central Public Works Department’s guidelines.

Citing a Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) report sent to the Delhi government's Vigilance Department in 2020, the saffron party said the city government hiked the construction cost by ₹326 crore, 53% more than the original tender amount, without floating a new tender.

Alleging that the Delhi government counted toilets as classrooms to inflate figures related to school infrastructure, it said the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) education model was actually an “extortion model”.

Delhi education system report based on impartial, on-the-ground reporting: New York Times

"Corruption is in the DNA of Arvind Kejriwal. It's not AAP sarkar but PAAP ki sarkar [government of sins]. He and [Manish] Sisodia are experts in corruption... Where did this money go? Did it go in your pocket, Arvind Kejriwal ji? Did you take note of the report? What action did you take on it?" BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said at a press conference in New Delhi.

"You, your party and your corrupt Ministers will be punished under the law of the land... you will not be spared," he said.