Today a delegation of '1158' professors met me regarding their status for which they have been running pillar to post, even knocked at the courts, but alas, during the past 4.5 years, no cooperation from the AAP govt. From a party that talks about education revolution, they have been treated very shabbily. Will try to raise the issue in the upcoming Vidhan Sabha session too.
Khelo India funds are being siphoned off to Gujarat, a state with negligible sporting contribution, while states like Panjab and Haryana, which actually produce champions, are handed peanuts.
Aam Aadmi Party’s ‘#SikhyaKranti’: New Labels, Old Neglect in the Politics of Education Revolution”
Rebranding without reform is not change—it’s repetition with better PR.
From Adarsh Schools (Captain govt) to Meritorious Schools (Badal govt) to now “Schools of Eminence” under Bhagwant Mann, the promise was “different politics.” The reality remains the same: not one of these models has been backed by permanent teacher recruitment.
While @harjotbains and the CM @BhagwantMann frequently highlight NEET/JEE successes, those results largely come from Meritorious Schools—where the very teachers delivering them have waited over 4 years for regularization, with repeated assurances but no policy. Despite being chairman of the governing body, the CM Bhagwant Mann has not held even a single meeting with the Meritorious Teachers’ Union @MTU_PUNJAB
“Schools of Eminence” appear to be more about repainting and renaming, while teachers are simply shifted from other schools—no new posts created, no fresh recruitment.
The implied model: shut down many schools, selectively upgrade a few, and market them as an “Education Revolution.”
Ground reality: out of approximately 1950 government senior secondary schools in Punjab, over 1000 operate without principals.
In Sangrur alone, the CM Bhagwant Mann’s own district, 65 of 95 schools function without a principal.
If this is a “Sikhya Kranti,” it is one of presentation—not policy.
@AamAadmiParty@SwatiJaiHind@raghav_chadha@LambaAlka@mssirsa
CM @BhagwantMann Govt Detains #1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarians Front members Over Education Reform Protest
At around 6 AM today, the police administration detained Assistant Professor Himanshu, Dr. Kuldeep Singh and Shamsher Gill of the 1158 Assistant Professors & Librarians Front, taking them to Police Station City Faridkot—simply for demanding a meeting and fulfillment of long-pending promises by @PbGovtIndia.
After repeated assurances and backtracking, is this the response of the @AAPPunjab government led by CM Bhagwant Mann?
Why fear dialogue with educators asking for #Justice_For_1158?
@AamAadmiParty@Inc4PANJAB@BJP4Punjab@Akali_Dal_@SAD__Amritsar
Punjab’s education and health institutions have been systematically weakened, allowing private institutions to benefit.
For 25 years, professors were not recruited for government colleges in Punjab. Even when recruitment was finally initiated, the process was not allowed to be completed. How can our public institutions compete with private ones under such circumstances? #Justice_For_1158