Punjabi a casualty in Delhi schools: Anurag Thakur

Jalandhar, February 17

Union Minister Anurag Thakur today said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal should clarify whether he harbours any dreams related to Khalistan. He was referring to statements made by former AAP leader Kumar Vishwas. Anurag also targeted CM Charanjit Singh Channi on his recent statement on people from UP and Bihar.

He was in Jalandhar to address public meetings in favour of party candidates and to hold an interactive session with industrialists.

Referring to statements made by poet Kumar Vishwas on Kejriwal seeking the help of fringe elements in the previous elections, Anurag said, “His own old associates and his party’s founding members have made such allegations. So Kejriwal should clarify whether he harbours dreams regarding Khalistan.”

He said, “Kejriwal talks about freeing Punjab from drugs. Does he see Bhagwant Mann as the role model for this?”

“The Kejriwal-led government made Punjabi disappear from Delhi schools and gave more importance to Urdu.”

He flayed CM Channi on his statement about people from UP and Bihar. He also said, “Rather than filling the state’s coffers, he has been working to fill the coffers of his nephew. The Congress had promised to give a drug-free Punjab, besides farm debt waivers and jobs in every home, but have they been able to deliver?” — TNS

Teachers ousted

Kejriwal had talked about appointing 3,000 Punjabi teachers in Delhi but even the 850 who were already there were ousted. — Anurag Thakur, Union Minister