New Delhi Apr 18 PTI Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday sought to draw Prime Minister Narendra Modis attention to the condition of some schools in Gujarat saying during a visit he found that toilets were broken and students did not have any desksThe senior Aam Aadmi Party AAP leader also shared on Twitter pictures from his visit to these schools that showed children sitting on the floor of classrooms Sisodia had visited two state-run schools in Bhavnagar the Assembly constituency and hometown of Gujarat Education Minister Jitu Vaghani last weekThe deputy chief ministers tweet came in response to one by Modi in which he stated that he will be visiting the Vidya Samiksha Kendra in Gujarat on MondayUpon reaching Gujarat tomorrow I will visit the Vidya Samiksha Kendra This modern centre leverages data and technology in order to improve learning outcomes I will also interact with those who are working in the education sector Modi had said in a series of tweets on Sunday sharing details of his three-day visit to GujaratReplying to Modis tweet Sisodia said Prime Minister You may not see from the modern centre of Vidya Samiksha Kendra the picture of these schools where there is no desk to sit there are cobwebs like those in closed junkyards toilets are broken I have personally seen such schools in the constituency of the education minister of Gujarat After his visit to the Bhavnagar schools Sisodia had claimed they were in a bad shape and guest teachers were managing them on a salary that is renewed every monthSeeking to highlight the Delhi model of education during his visit ahead of the Gujarat Assembly polls he had said the ruling BJP had done little to improve the condition of government-run schools despite being at the helm for the last 27 yearsTwo days after returning from Gujarat Sisodia wrote to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel and Vaghani asking them to keep political differences aside and visit Delhis government schools to witness the AAPs model of governanceAfter its stupendous victory in the Punjab polls the AAP is gearing up to contest all 182 seats in the Gujarat Assembly elections by presenting itself as a viable alternative to both BJP and CongressTo woo the voters the Arvind Kejriwal-led party is showcasing changes it has brought in the education sector in Delhi and promising to replicate them in Gujarat the home state of Modi and a BJP bastion where elections are due in December this year PTI PK PK DIV DIV

Ahmedabad Nov 21 PTI With a steady drop in COVID-19 cases in Gujarat the state government has allowed the resumption of physical classes for students of 1 to 5 who can attend schools from November 22 state education minister Jitu Vaghani said on Sunday This will be for the first time that students from classes 1 to 5 will be attending schools in person since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent imposition of restrictions Addressing reporters here Vaghani said the offline teaching for classes 1 to 5 will resume when Diwali vacation ends on November 22 Permission of parents is required for sending their wards to schools The SOP Standard Operating Procedure remains the same as applied for other classes where offline education is resumed he said The state education department will make necessary arrangements to ensure that classes resume without much hassle and the SOP is strictly adhered to he said Schools will make arrangements for the resumption of offline classes for students of 1 to 5 from tomorrow in consultation with the state government he said Offline classes for classes 6 to 8 had resumed in Gujarat on September 2 with a 50 per cent capacity The government had also allowed online classes to continue along with offline classes and kept the attendance of students optional At the beginning of July the state government had allowed the reopening of schools for class 12 colleges and technical institutions in view of a significant drop in new coronavirus cases Gujarat had reported 36 coronavirus positive cases in the last 24 hours preceding Saturday taking the total number of infections in the state to 827184 the state health department had said Gujarat was left with 323 active cases as of Saturday PTI KA NSK NSK