<p>Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu joined the sit-in protest of Delhi guest teachers demanding regularisation of their jobs outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence in Civil Lines on Sunday.</p>.<p>Last month, Kejriwal had joined the contractual teachers in Punjab's Mohali, who staged a protest making a similar demand.</p>.<p>In the run-up to the Punjab polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener has announced a slew of sops for different sections of society, including teachers. Among the assurances are regularising contractual teachers and revamping the education system in the state if voted to power.</p>.<p>Punjab goes to polls in early 2022 and the AAP is not leaving any stone unturned to make a decisive presence in the border state.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/kejriwal-telling-lies-trying-to-mislead-people-sidhu-1056994.html">Kejriwal telling lies, trying to mislead people: Sidhu</a></strong></p>.<p>Hitting out at Kejriwal, Sidhu said the Delhi government was following a contractual model of education.</p>.<p>“Delhi Education Model is Contract Model … Delhi Govt has 1031 Schools while only 196 schools have Principals … 45% teacher’s posts are vacant and schools are run by 22,000 Guest Teachers on daily wages with every 15 days renewal of contracts,” Sidhu alleged in a tweet.</p>.<p>The Punjab Congress chief said that there were 12,515 job vacancies for teachers in Delhi in 2015, but in 2021, the number had shot up to 19,907.</p>.<p>He said the AAP government had been filing up the vacant posts by hiring guest lecturers.</p>.<p>“AAP promised to regularise contractual teachers give equal wages as permanent staff but made it worse by just having guest teachers. Through School Management Committees, so-called AAP volunteers earn Rs 5 Lac yearly from Govt funds that earlier were meant for school’s development,” Sidhu's another tweet read. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu joined the sit-in protest of Delhi guest teachers demanding regularisation of their jobs outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence in Civil Lines on Sunday.</p>.<p>Last month, Kejriwal had joined the contractual teachers in Punjab's Mohali, who staged a protest making a similar demand.</p>.<p>In the run-up to the Punjab polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener has announced a slew of sops for different sections of society, including teachers. Among the assurances are regularising contractual teachers and revamping the education system in the state if voted to power.</p>.<p>Punjab goes to polls in early 2022 and the AAP is not leaving any stone unturned to make a decisive presence in the border state.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/kejriwal-telling-lies-trying-to-mislead-people-sidhu-1056994.html">Kejriwal telling lies, trying to mislead people: Sidhu</a></strong></p>.<p>Hitting out at Kejriwal, Sidhu said the Delhi government was following a contractual model of education.</p>.<p>“Delhi Education Model is Contract Model … Delhi Govt has 1031 Schools while only 196 schools have Principals … 45% teacher’s posts are vacant and schools are run by 22,000 Guest Teachers on daily wages with every 15 days renewal of contracts,” Sidhu alleged in a tweet.</p>.<p>The Punjab Congress chief said that there were 12,515 job vacancies for teachers in Delhi in 2015, but in 2021, the number had shot up to 19,907.</p>.<p>He said the AAP government had been filing up the vacant posts by hiring guest lecturers.</p>.<p>“AAP promised to regularise contractual teachers give equal wages as permanent staff but made it worse by just having guest teachers. Through School Management Committees, so-called AAP volunteers earn Rs 5 Lac yearly from Govt funds that earlier were meant for school’s development,” Sidhu's another tweet read. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>