Two wrong spellings on charts in a Punjab classroom were all it took to ignite a full-blown verbal spat between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party and the Shiromani Akali Dal.
The row kicked off after Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains took to X to defend the quality of education and school infrastructure under AAP rule. Refuting the BJP and SAD’s claims that a school in Punjab’s Fazilka lacked a roof, he attached photos of the classrooms. Dismantling was ordered immediately,” he wrote on X. “Such commitment to education! When even basic English spelling is wrong on a school board, perhaps the AAP government should focus less on photo-ops and propaganda and more on the quality of education in Punjab,” he wrote on X. Now you’ve zoomed in on a classroom poster. I’m glad Punjab’s schools have your undivided attention. Since you’re counting spelling errors — here’s some real data: Punjab is now No. “I’m loving it, though – your hatred for Punjab is my motivation. Keep zooming in on posters. We’ll keep fixing schools – buildings, boards, spellings, and results, all of it. Education is not a photo-op for us; it’s a mission & my passion,” he added.
Because you all hate Punjab — you’re all anti-Punjab, “First your IT cell dug up old videos and old news,. “Here’s the real status of GPS Basti Hazoor Singh, Fazilka: we get our school buildings checked regularly, and a special review was done after the 2025 floods. In that exercise, 3 rooms were found unfit and declared unsafe on 08.12.2025. 1 in the NITI Aayog School Education Quality Index 2026, up from 27th, ahead of Kerala. 19,000+ government schools upgraded, thousands of new classrooms built, students who once sat on the floor now given desks,” he replied on X.
Punjab’s Education Minister has posted a photo of a school where the board itself exposes the state of education: “Dear” instead of “Deer. “Vegitables” instead of “Vegetables.
