AAP MLA flags teacher shortage in govt school his son goes to, party suspends him

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) suspended MLA Sukhveer Singh Maiserkhana on Saturday, less than an hour after he released an emotional video accusing the Punjab government of failing to address teacher shortages in state-run schools, including those where his two children attend. The suspended MLA was the only member of the 117-member Punjab Assembly whose children study in government schools, according to an investigation by The Indian Express.

In the video Maiserkhana expressed regret for enrolling his children in government schools, claiming their future was at risk due to the teacher shortage. The MLA alleged that his repeated pleas to senior party leaders, including Manish Sisodia, had been ignored, and the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann did not meet him. Despite being the only MLA with children in government schools, Maiserkhana claims he will not receive a ticket to contest upcoming elections and may face legal action for his actions.

The BJP seized on his suspension to criticize the AAP's "education revolution" narrative, while Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa questioned why an AAP MLA cannot even meet his own chief minister.