Archive · 5 Aug 2025
AAP Objects to BJP Leaders’ Photos on Surat School Notebooks
Surat's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is upset that notebooks given to students have pictures of BJP leaders.
They want pictures of national heroes like Mahatma Gandhi instead, to inspire students.
The BJP defends the photos, saying they are of their top leaders.
The school board, which is mostly BJP, distributed these notebooks to 1.80 lakh students, costing Rs 7.43 crore.
AAP in Surat objects to photos of BJP leaders on notebooks distributed to students.
Notebooks were distributed to 1.80 lakh students in Surat, with 9 lakh notebooks in total.
AAP questioned why photos of national heroes were not used instead.
BJP member Vinod Gajera stated the photos were of top BJP leaders.
MEB Chairman Rajendra Kapadia said the board decided to do something new this year.
- Who
- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Municipal Education Board (MEB) Surat
- What
- AAP objects to photos of BJP leaders on school notebooks in Surat.
- When
- The issue was raised during a MEBS general board meeting.
- Where
- Surat, India
- Why
- AAP believes national heroes should be on the notebooks to inspire students, while BJP defends using photos of their leaders.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Photo Selection
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
Photos of national heroes should be on the notebooks.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Photos of BJP leaders are appropriate for the notebooks.
- Notebook Distribution
- 9 lakh notebooks
- Students Impacted
- 1.80 lakh
- Cost of kits
- Rs 7.43 crore
- School Board
- Municipal Education Board, Surat (MEBS)