CM Mann and AAP Chief Kejriwal inaugurate 13 Schools of Eminence in Punjab

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said a common man wants his children to get good eduction and asserted that education can remove the country's poverty.

Kejriwal was speaking after inaugurating the School of Eminence at Indrapuri in Ludhiana along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener said he is happy that 13 more Schools of Eminence, including the one at Ludhiana, are being inaugurated in Punjab today.

About the Ludhiana school, Kejriwal said, "When we enter the school, one does not believe it is a government school. The kind of classrooms, laboratories and other facilities it has, I can say with challenge that if anyone had build such a school in private sector, they would have kept at least Rs 10,000 per month fees." He said now the children of labourers, poor, farmers, electricians, plumbers and others will get modern facilities in the School of Eminence.

Taking a dig at the previous governments in Punjab, Kejriwal alleged that they neglected the education and health sectors.

"I keep visiting Punjab regularly. Two chief ministers (Mann and Kejriwal) are touring Punjab and visiting the government schools. Did any CM earlier bother whether the government schools were running properly. Now, two CMs are visiting the hospitals and Mohalla Clinics to see how things are working," he added.

Kejriwal said a common man only wants that his children receive good education and stand on their own feet.