Classrooms on rent: Sisodia raids E Delhi school, 2 held
NEWDELHI: Delhi’s education minister Manish Sisodia late on Thursday night announced in a series of tweets that two people had been arrested after a raid at an MCD school in Kalyanpuri.
Sisodia said that the school guard had been renting out classrooms at night and two people were found staying at the school illegally when the raid was conducted at 10pm.
“The classrooms, where kids come to study in the morning, are rented out at night to cook food. We also found fretsaws, hammers and other tools stored in a cupboard. Playing with the safety of kids by the schools will not be tolerated at any cost...two people have been arrested during raids on children’s rooms (classrooms) of the MCD school in Kalyanpuri, Block 19,” said Sisodia in the series of tweets. He also shared videos from the raids.
Kuldeep Kumar, councillor from Kalyanpuri ward and an AAP member, said he had informed Sisodia about parents approached him with complaints. The raid was conducted, after informing the police.
“We found that people were staying in 3-4 rooms. The cupboards for storing books and study materials, were stacked with tools ,” said Kumar.
Jawant Singh, a parent who lives close to the school said that people were often spotted leaving the school early in morning to avoid suspicion.
Singh said the guard who had been letting out the classrooms on rent was not arrested, but two people found living in the school premises were.the guard alleged that he had started renting out the rooms because he was not paid enough.