Kejriwal inaugurates Delhi govt's armed forces school

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal hailed his deputy Manish Sisodia for being the best education minister as he inaugurated a school which would help students prepare for the armed forces. The school was inaugurated by CM in Jharoda Kalan village, Najafgarh.

"Manish Sisodia is the best education minister in the world. Today the first Shaheed Bhagat Singh armed preparatory school started in Delhi. Children who want to join the armed forces didn't have a formal place where they could be trained. They used to prepare by themselves. Now we have this. Even the poorest of the poor can come for admission," said Kejriwal.

He also highlighted that around 18 thousand applications were received for admissions into the school.

"The school is completely free, it's a residential school. There is a hostel for both boys and girls. It has the best facilities. The competition is tough, 18000 children applied and around 180 were selected. They're working hard and they'll be prepared for uniformed services," he added. 

The state chief stressed that the school has been named after the late freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.

Earlier on Friday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of toppling the elected government in states.

Speaking at Delhi Legislative Assembly, Kejriwal said, "They toppled several governments in the country till date - Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Meghalaya. There is a serial killer in the city who is committing one murder after the other. People choose a government, they topple it."

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government will bring the confidence motion in the House on Monday to prove that no party MLA has defected and for that purpose, the special session of the Delhi Assembly has been extended by one day.

On the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raid at Sisodia's residence over the Delhi Excise policy, Kejriwal said the central agency could not find a single penny. He alleged that the Centre would fabricate false cases against AAP leaders before the Gujarat Assembly polls.

His remarks came in wake of the reports of AAP MLAs being unreachable ahead of a crucial meeting at Chief Minister Kejriwal's residence. (ANI)