Former Chief Minister Atishi addressing the media on private school fee hike issue at AAP office in New Delhi on Thursday.
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A day after Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood announced that an ordinance would be brought in to regulate fees in private schools, senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Leader of the Opposition Atishi on Thursday wrote to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, asking her to call a special session of the Assembly and debate over the issue.
“If the Bill is brought as an ordinance without any debate or public consultation, it will just confirm the suspicion of the people of Delhi that the BJP government is protecting the interests of private schools, not the parents,” wrote the former CM.
The Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Draft Bill, 2025, which aims to ensure transparency and regulation in the process of increasing fees, was cleared by the Delhi Cabinet in April.
Ms. Atishi opined that the draft Bill should be referred to a committee comprising representatives from both the BJP and AAP to conduct a comprehensive consultation with stakeholders.
Published – June 06, 2025 01:20 am IST