Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Bittu Targets Punjab Government Over School Staffing and Facilities
Ravneet Singh Bittu visited a government school in Punjab.
He said around 90 children were being taught by only two teachers.
He claimed one teacher was often sent to work elsewhere, leaving only one teacher at the school.
Bittu also said the playground was overgrown and the school had only one toilet seat for students.
He criticized the condition of the mid-day meal store and other facilities.
He accused the Aam Aadmi Party government of presenting old school improvements as new work.
The Punjab government had not responded to these claims when the report was published.
Bittu said he would visit a government school every day to highlight such problems.
BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu visited a government school in Chaunta village, Ludhiana district, on Wednesday.
Bittu said about 90 students were being taught by two teachers, with one often assigned duties elsewhere.
He criticized the school’s playground, toilets, mid-day meal store and other basic facilities.
Bittu accused the Aam Aadmi Party government of repainting and re-inaugurating older schools while promoting them as new achievements.
The Punjab government and Education Department had not responded to his allegations at the time of the visit.
- Who
- Ravneet Singh Bittu, a BJP leader and former Union minister, raised the concerns; the Punjab government was the target of his criticism.
- What
- Bittu alleged that a school with about 90 students had only two teachers and inadequate basic facilities.
- When
- The visit took place on Wednesday; a related post was dated August 26, 2026.
- Where
- Government Primary School, Chaunta village, in Ludhiana district’s Sahnewal assembly constituency, Punjab.
- Why
- Bittu said he wanted to expose what he described as shortcomings in the Aam Aadmi Party government’s education and public-services record.
BJP Criticism
Punjab Government Position
School staffing
BJP Criticism
Bittu argued that two teachers cannot adequately manage about 90 students, especially when one is often assigned elsewhere.
Punjab Government Position
The article does not include a response from the Punjab government or Education Department to the staffing allegations.
Infrastructure
BJP Criticism
Bittu said the school had an overgrown playground, only one toilet seat for students and problems in the mid-day meal store.
Punjab Government Position
The Punjab government’s response is not provided, so its position on the school’s facilities cannot be established from the article.
Education claims
BJP Criticism
Bittu accused the Aam Aadmi Party government of repainting and re-inaugurating older schools while presenting them as new achievements.
Punjab Government Position
The article refers to the government’s claims of an “Education Revolution” but does not provide a government explanation or evidence about the alleged renovations.
- School
- Government Primary School in Chaunta village
- Students
- Approximately 90
- Teachers
- Two teachers, according to Bittu
- Additional staffing concern
- Bittu said one teacher is frequently assigned duties elsewhere
- Facilities criticized
- Playground, toilets, mid-day meal store and general maintenance
- Political party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Planned campaign
- Bittu said he would visit a government school in Punjab every day