Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday criticized Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for spreading false and mischievous rumors that Punjabi language is being discontinued from govt run schools in Delhi.AAP senior leader and Sangrur MP, Bhagwant Mann said it is a false propaganda of Badals to divert the attention of the people of Punjab from the real issues.The party makes it clear that no change has been made in this regard for the current academic session, and all such reports are baseless, false and made with an intention to spread unnecessary confusion in the minds of parents and students.All the schools under the Directorate of Education are affiliated to CBSE and they follow its Scheme of Studies and Examination Bylaws. As per its scheme of studies for class IX & X for the Academic Session 2016-17, a student can opt any two languages out of the following:-
Hindi, English, Punjabi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Manipuri, Oriya, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Lepcha, Limbu, Bhutia, Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Nepali, Tibetan, MizoThe Students may offer any one of the following as an additional subject: Language other than the two compulsory languages (offered as subjects of study. The position was the same during the last Academic Session. No change has been made by the Directorate of Education GNCT of Delhi in this regard, either in the general scheme of studies or under the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) scheme.