Will bear expense of Valmiki community students: Kejriwal

New Delhi, October 13 

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced his government decision to meet the entire expenditure on education of Valmiki community children after class XII while accusing previous governments of keeping Valmiki community bereft of developmental opportunities.

He also alleged that various political parties wanted the Valmiki community children to become only cleaners and sanitation workers.

Kejriwal made the allegations while addressing the community members at a Valmiki Jayanti celebration function at Lal Quila here and claimed it was his government only which worked for ameliorating the community’s plight.

Kejriwal said all the previous governments had deliberately allowed worsening of the government schools’ condition because politicians’ children were studying in expensive private schools.

“Other political parties have always wanted the Valmiki children to become cleaners and sanitation workers. The AAP government is the first one to work in the interest of the community. I dream of seeing Valmiki students become doctors and engineers,” said Kejriwal.

The CM also said his government would meet the entire expenditure on education of Valmiki community children after class XII.

“Under the Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Yojana, the Delhi Government will provide financial support to Dalit students for higher education. Thus, the education of your children is our responsibility now. You need not worry about their education, we will provide quality education to your children,” he said.   Kejriwal said that the result of the Delhi Government schools’ students in CBSE examinations were better than even the private schools. 

He also said the children, no matter whatever community they belong to, will be studying in the same school and same class together.  —  PTI

DALITS IN TIHAR JAIL SIT ON PROTEST FAST

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and scores of Dalit men lodged in the Tihar Jail on Sunday sat on a hunger strike protesting against the jail authorities who allegedly denied them permission to observe Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti. However, the Tihar jail authorities denied the allegations and said they were granted permission to observe Valmiki Jayanti. They also performed ‘hawan’ and distributed sweets.