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BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha praises Arvind Kejriwal for taking action against Delhi's private school increasing fee

AAP government took stern action against Bal Bharti Public School here for not complying with the provision of Delhi School Education Act 1973 by increasing the fees by 10 per cent.

Published: 15th July 2018 05:22 PM  |   Last Updated: 15th July 2018 05:22 PM   |  A+A A-

BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha (File Photo| PTI)

By UNI

NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha on Sunday praised Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for recently directing his government to take stern action against a school for increasing fee in the name of implementation of 7th Pay Commission.

Mr Sinha in a tweet said, "HC ruling @ school fees hike roll back, mass & popular leader @ArvindKejriwal, in a stern message to DoE ordered strict action against schools over fee hike.

AAP is probably the 1st Govt. in history (of Indian democracy) to take steps against private schools @hiking fees".

Notably, on July 12, the AAP government has taken stern action against Bal Bharti Public School situated at Ganga Ram Hospital marg here for not complying with the provision of Delhi School Education Act 1973 by increasing the school fee in the name of implementation of 7th Pay Commission.

The school has increased 10 percent fee for the academic session 2017-18, over the previous acedemic session 2016-17.

The Chief Minister had directed the Directorate of Education (DoE) to take stern action against the school.

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