AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal has held the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Gujarat responsible for the tragic death of a Class 8 student from Surat. The girl allegedly died by suicide after being barred from taking an internal exam due to unpaid school fees.
Kejriwal described the incident as a result of the “education mafia” fostered by the BJP and called it a case of “murder driven by greed.”
Reacting to the news on X, Kejriwal stated:
“This is not suicide, but murder. This innocent girl has been killed by the greed of the education mafia nurtured by the BJP.”
In his criticism, Kejriwal accused the BJP of leaving underprivileged children at the mercy of private education profiteers during its decades-long rule in Gujarat. He also alleged that similar efforts are being made to end free education in Delhi.
“In the Prime Minister’s home state, where the BJP has been ruling for the last 30 years, they have left poor children at the mercy of the education mafia. Now these people want to stop free education in Delhi too, so that the education mafia can benefit. But I will not let this happen at all. Free education is the right of every child,” Kejriwal added.
Azad Samaj Party MP Chandra Shekhar Azad also condemned the student’s death, calling it a reflection of the “commercialization of education” in the country.
“A Dalit girl student of a private school in Surat district of Gujarat was humiliated in front of other children for not paying the fees due to financial constraints. She was forced to sit on the floor for long hours and even punished by standing near the toilet. The girl, who suffered mental trauma due to this abuse, committed suicide,” Azad said on X.
Azad described the incident as an attack on a child’s basic rights and humanity. He urged for urgent discussions and actions to prevent such incidents in the future.
“This incident is a warning that every daughter should get the right to education and respect. Discussion and action on this issue is necessary so that such incidents do not happen again,” he added.
The tragic case has reignited debates over the commercialization of education and the treatment of students from underprivileged backgrounds. Both Kejriwal and Azad have called for immediate reforms to ensure every child’s right to education, dignity, and respect.
