With government schools having fared better than the private ones in Delhi in the CBSE class XII examinations, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi Marlena, who was formerly an advisor to the deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia before her appointment was cancelled by the Centre, took to Twitter to hail this “fantastic performance”.
In terms of the pass percentage, the government schools this year have recorded a jump of 2.37 percent over 2017, to stand at 90.64 percent, reported The Times of India. Meanwhile, Delhi’s private schools recorded a pass percentage of 88.35% this year.
Many responded to Marlena’s tweet with congratulatory messages, lauding the efforts of the Delhi government — led by CM Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia — to achieve this result.
And some also made it a point to highlight the good work of Marlena while she served as Sisodia’s advisor.
Earlier, Marlena’s appointment was cancelled along with that of eight other ministerial advisors after the Union Home Ministry said the Centre had not approved the creation of any such posts.
At the time, Sisodia, while expressing his anger against the order, had underlined Marlena’s contribution to the education system in the national capital, saying, “The target for this order is Atishi Marlena. It’s because she is key to improving the education system in the city. This is a conspiracy to derail Delhi’s education revolution.”
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With the improved results in government schools, Kejriwal also made it a point to question why Marlena was removed. His tweet came in response to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal’s post on Twitter, where the latter congratulated the Class XII students, their parents and teachers for the “outstanding performance” in the CBSE examinations.
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