BJP to blame for quality of education at MCD-run schools: Delhi Deputy CM
India Today
Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Sunday criticised schools run by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) over their pupil-teacher ratio (PTR).
Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Sunday criticised a report released by the Centre on the performance of schools, including those that fall under the Delhi government. As per the report, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has taken hold of Delhi's municipal corporations in the last 20 years, ran MCD schools into the ground, said Manish Sisodia. He added that the quality of education in MCD-run schools has deteriorated so much that they tarnish the image of the entire national capital region (NCR).
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