Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had earlier said he will initiate legal action against Sisodia after the AAP leader's allegations.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that although the NHM issued the order, the company had raised no bill and the kits were gifted to the government.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia claimed that Assam CM Himanta Sarma — who was a health minister at that time — honoured PPE contracts to companies run by business partners of his wife and son. The Assam government, however, refuted the claims.
Citing the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021, Gujarat's Minister of State for Education, Annapurna Devi slammed the Delhi government for a poor education system.
The chief secretary submitted a report to the MHA in the evening on the factual position, prompting the ministry to order their transfer, officials said.
The initiative was carried out under the Delhi government's Talent Promotion Policy through which children with special needs are provided support in the form of suitable aids, equipment and learning materials. The scheme covers specially-abled children under 21 categories and helps them enhance their learning capabilities and productivity, the statement said.
Meanwhile, Delhi's COVID-19 positivity rate on Monday jumped to 7.72 per cent even as the city recorded 501 fresh cases, 16 less than the previous day, according to health department data.
Sisodia, who was addressing a press conference, said that BJP wanted to make the big change as it feared defeat in the elections with the growing "popularity" of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal.
According to Manish Sisodia, the miscreants broke the security barrier outside Arvind Kejriwal's residence in Delhi.
Delhi minister Manish Sisodia presented the budget in the Delhi Assembly today. According to the AAP leader, the budget is aimed at tackling the issue of unemployment.
Sisodia said that the economy of Delhi is slowly emerging from challenges amid the five waves of COVID and due to this the GSDP of Delhi at current market prices is likely to increase from Rs 7,85,342 crore in 2020-21 to Rs 9,23,967 crore in 2021-22.
Manish Sisodia, who also holds Finance portfolio, was presenting the status report of the Delhi gov's Outcome Budget for the year 2021-21 in the House.
Delhi govt provides "all the funds" to municipal corporations ruled by the BJP, yet they face shortage of funds "due to rampant corruption" prevailing there, the deputy CM said.
Manish Sisodia now holds 11 constituencies in the Delhi government including the Ministry of Education, Health, Finance, Tourism, Labour, Employment and Vigilantes.
The Delhi government had launched the SoSEs last year as choice-based schools. With world-class infrastructure and facilities suited to transact new-age curriculum and assessment in specialised domains, the students of these schools will have the opportunity for experiential learning through projects, field visits and internships in their areas of interest.
Sisodia informed that the schools are following the COVID protocols of face masks and social distancing strictly. "Offline classes for Nursery to class 8 would start from February 14", said Sisodia.
On Tuesday, CM Arvind Kejriwal had also said that soon, Covid curbs in the national capital will be lifted.
Sisodia asked people to stop the "musical chair" of power going on between the Congress and BJP for two decades and give AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal a chance to implement the Delhi model of development in Uttarakhand.
Sisodia said Punjab Education Minister Pargat Singh had alleged that no work was done by the Delhi government to improve the education system and challenged to see 250 schools where the government has brought in reforms.
On the last day of his five-day Punjab tour, Sisodia also interacted with businessmen and entrepreneurs in a program, where a number of participants suggested their needs as well as their problems along with solutions.
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