AAP urges people to flag ‘poor condition’ of schools in Himachal

DHARAMSHALA: In the run up to the assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party launched a fresh attack on the BJP-led state government on Tuesday with its ‘selfie with school’ campaign, under which the ‘poor condition’ of government schools will be documented.

AAP state president Surjeet Thakur kicked off the campaign from Government Primary School, Gulhari, in Solan.

Under the campaign, the party has asked the people of the state to visit the government schools that are in a dilapidated state and post photographs on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with the hashtag, ‘selfiewithschools’.

AAP state spokesperson Pankaj Pandit said, “AAP intends to make education a mass movement in Himachal Pradesh. People can share photographs and videos with the party on the WhatsApp number 9805360763. The campaign will demonstrate the state of education in the hill-state under the rule of the BJP and Congress decades after Independence.”

“The public should participate in the campaign to ensure a bright future for their children. The campaign cannot be successful without public participation.” he said, adding that it was the first time that a political party was contesting an election on the basis issues being faced by the people.

The AAP has made education its main poll plank in Himachal.

During a recent Town Hall meeting on education held at Hamirpur, AAP convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had accused the BJP and Congress of destroying the education system of the state.

He had alleged that there were 722 schools in Himachal that were running from a single room, while in 55 schools no student had cleared their board examinations.