Responding to a complaint from the Bharatiya Janata Party against Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia violating the model code of conduct by sending a “letter asking for voters to vote for the Aam Aadmi Party regarding improvement in government schools”, Mr. Sisodia said he had no hesitation in accepting that he was trying to convince people to vote for education and health instead of “Mandir-Masjid”.

Mr. Sisodia in his reply to a notice issued to him by the Delhi Chief Electoral Office which alleged that AAP was using public funds to send out these letters seeking votes said “As far as the complaint of BJP leader is concerned, I would like to say that this is nothing but expression of their frustration. The letters have been written by me to individuals in my personal capacity. No public fund has been used in sending the letters.”

The Deputy CM added that the Election Commission should “encourage political parties to seek votes on issues like education, health, water, electricity, jobs, etc. and discourage parties who are seeking votes in the name of hate”. He advised the BJP not to indulge in “petty politics” and try to seek votes on the basis of work “if they have done any“.

“It is a matter of pride for me to be the Education Minister of Delhi and I have no hesitation to accept that I am trying to convince people of Delhi to vote on the issues of education, health, etc. instead of issues of Mandir-Masjid and other fictitious issues being raised by BJP and its leader Narendra Modiji,” Mr. Sisodia wrote in his reply.

Mr. Sisodia added that the pass percentage of Delhi government schools in Class XII has increased and crossed 94%, which is a record in the history of Delhi.