Saurabh Bharadwaj criticises Delhi’s BJP government over delayed textbook distribution and demands action against the contractor.

Delhi Textbook Shortage: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi unit president, Saurabh Bharadwaj, has criticised the BJP-led Delhi government over the alleged delay in distributing textbooks to government school students. With October nearing its end, he questioned why several students were still waiting for essential books despite the academic session having started in March.

Raising the issue of the Delhi textbook shortage, Bharadwaj challenged Education Minister Ashish Sood to clarify whether the contractor responsible for the delayed supply had been penalised. He referred to a rule that reportedly provides for a 5% penalty for every week of delay and asked whether the prescribed action had been taken or the contractor was being paid without deductions.

Saurabh Bharadwaj Questions Education Minister Ashish Sood

Bharadwaj raised several questions about the handling of the textbook distribution issue. He asked whether the Education Secretary had refused to sign the relevant file until a penalty was imposed on the contractor for the late delivery of books.

He also questioned whether Ashish Sood had called the Education Secretary to his office to discuss the matter and asked about the alleged involvement of Nitin Jindal. These questions were raised by the AAP leader as he sought accountability from the education department over the delay.

The Delhi textbook shortage has become a point of political criticism, with Bharadwaj arguing that students should not have to wait months into the academic year to receive their prescribed study materials.

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Students Report Missing Textbooks Across Classes

According to Bharadwaj, students from several classes told him that they had yet to receive important textbooks. He highlighted the reported gaps in book distribution across Classes 6 to 9.

The books reportedly missing from students’ school supplies included:

Class 6: Kaushal Bodh textbook.

Class 7: Science, Mathematics Part 2 and Social Studies (SST) Part 2.

Class 8: Mathematics Part 2.

Class 9: Social Science textbook.

Bharadwaj cited these examples to question the government’s arrangements for supplying textbooks to students in government schools. He argued that the delay was particularly concerning because students had already appeared for their mid-term examinations.

AAP Seeks Accountability Over Delayed Book Distribution

Expressing his anger over the situation, Bharadwaj directly criticised Education Minister Ashish Sood and questioned why the issue had not been resolved despite several months having passed since the academic session began.

He pointed out that the school year started in March and students had already taken their mid-term examinations, yet some were reportedly still waiting for textbooks. He demanded to know what action the education minister would take to address the problem.

The AAP leader’s remarks have put the spotlight on the Delhi textbook shortage and the responsibility of the education department to ensure that students receive learning materials on time.

The key questions now concern the status of the pending textbooks, the action taken against the contractor for the reported delay, and the steps the government will take to prevent students from being affected further. The allegations and questions raised by Bharadwaj call for a response from the Delhi government and the education department.

The Delhi textbook shortage has also renewed the debate over timely implementation of school education requirements, with the AAP leader insisting that students’ access to essential learning resources should not be compromised by administrative delays.