Ludhiana, December 19
The unaided and affiliated schools in Punjab have expressed anguish over the "step-motherly" treatment being meted out to them by the ruling SAD-BJP alliance.
The unaided/affiliated schools maintained that the Joint Action Committee of Affiliated Schools had always extended cooperation to the government, be it political rallies or elections. Members of the committee said the ruling alliance should come to the rescue of affiliated schools by exempting them from the property tax. Besides, the electricity should be provided to them as it was being provided to government schools.
Rajinder Sharma, one of the members of the Joint Action Committee of Affiliated Schools, said the state government had provided scholarships to meritorious students of government schools while the students in un-aided schools were being given a raw deal.
The members of the committee threatened that if the state government did not come to the rescue of the affiliated schools, the action committee would totally boycott the SAD/BJP alliance and even the Punjab School Education Board.
Members of the Joint Action Committee claimed that they had been contributing towards electoral wins of the ruling alliance since 1997 Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. They said they neglected their homes/families to garner votes for the alliance partners but Education Minister Sikandar Singh Maluka never recognised their contributions.
Submitting a memorandum to Additional Deputy Commissioner (G) Neeru Katyal today, members of the Joint Action Committee also said whenever they met the Education Minister, he never appreciated the efforts of the affiliated schools and instead had a negative view about them. The members said the president of the Joint Action Committee Jagdish Rai Sharma and his team had done so much during the MC elections in Patiala under the guidance of the Education Minister but the latter did not realise their hard work.
The unaided and affiliated schools in Punjab have expressed anguish over the "step-motherly" treatment being meted out to them by the ruling SAD-BJP alliance.
The unaided/affiliated schools maintained that the Joint Action Committee of Affiliated Schools had always extended cooperation to the government, be it political rallies or elections. Members of the committee said the ruling alliance should come to the rescue of affiliated schools by exempting them from the property tax. Besides, the electricity should be provided to them as it was being provided to government schools.
Rajinder Sharma, one of the members of the Joint Action Committee of Affiliated Schools, said the state government had provided scholarships to meritorious students of government schools while the students in un-aided schools were being given a raw deal.
The members of the committee threatened that if the state government did not come to the rescue of the affiliated schools, the action committee would totally boycott the SAD/BJP alliance and even the Punjab School Education Board.
Members of the Joint Action Committee claimed that they had been contributing towards electoral wins of the ruling alliance since 1997 Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. They said they neglected their homes/families to garner votes for the alliance partners but Education Minister Sikandar Singh Maluka never recognised their contributions.
Submitting a memorandum to Additional Deputy Commissioner (G) Neeru Katyal today, members of the Joint Action Committee also said whenever they met the Education Minister, he never appreciated the efforts of the affiliated schools and instead had a negative view about them. The members said the president of the Joint Action Committee Jagdish Rai Sharma and his team had done so much during the MC elections in Patiala under the guidance of the Education Minister but the latter did not realise their hard work.
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