New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party led Delhi Government had approached Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu seeking land for the construction of new schools and colleges in Delhi. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Thursday called on Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and sought his assistance.
Sisodia, after meeting said, “Arvind Kejriwal and I today met Naidu ji and asked him to give land to the Delhi government for construction of new schools and colleges.”
He said, “How will we be able to do other works if we spend Rs 8-10 crores for purchasing land? As such the Delhi government has asked the Union Minister to give it land.”
In the run up to the Delhi Assembly elections, AAP had promised to construct 20 colleges and 500 schools in different parts of the capital.
He said, “No new college has been built since last 15-20 years.”
Notify that Delhi CM Kejriwal in a rally at Jantar Mantar in November last year, said that it is the responsibility of government to give education to students. We will double the number of existing seats and construct 20 new colleges for the youth.”
Bureau Report
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