Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal congratulated the students of Punjab government schools and their parents after 881 students qualified the NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) examination, crediting the achievement to the major overhaul in the state's government school education system under the AAP government.
He revealed that before the party came to power in Punjab in 2022, fewer than 100 government school students used to clear the exam. Sharing a video on social media, the AAP Chief asserted that providing quality education to every child is essential if India is to become a developed and prosperous nation.
He said that after transforming government education in Delhi, the AAP government is now delivering the same quality education to children from economically weaker families in Punjab, adding that no political party or government in the last 75 years has given as much importance to education as the Aam Aadmi Party.
AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal said, "A total of 881 students from Punjab government schools have qualified the NEET examination. NEET is an extremely difficult exam, and government schools are attended primarily by children from economically weaker families. Before our government came to power in 2022, fewer than 100 students had qualified NEET. This time, 881 students have achieved success."
He emphasised, "Now the children of rickshaw pullers and labourers will become doctors, giving them a brighter future. When the child of a rickshaw puller becomes a doctor, it lifts the entire family out of poverty. I wholeheartedly congratulate all the successful students and their parents.
The Aam Aadmi Party places the highest priority on education. We believe that until the education system is improved, the country cannot truly progress. In the last 75 years, no political party or government has given as much importance to education as the Aam Aadmi Party."
Meanwhile, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said, “Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar had said that education is like the milk of a lioness. Whoever drinks it will roar. We are fulfilling Babasaheb Ambedkar's dream.
I want to congratulate all those students and their parents who set alarms for 3 or 4 in the morning to wake their children up to study and encouraged them throughout their journey." He highlighted, "Punjab is now emerging as the number one state in education. Arvind Kejriwal's dream has always been to educate the entire country because education is the greatest force for change.
Punjab's results in education have been remarkable. We want not only the children of Punjab, but children across the country to study, learn and ensure that even the poorest child reaches the highest positions."
The Punjab CM added, "Red, yellow or green ration cards cannot eliminate poverty. They can only provide two meals a day. Poverty will end only when our children are educated.
When your children become doctors, secure admission to the IITs, and are hired by leading companies on salary packages of ₹50 lakh or ₹1 crore, only then will this country truly become a Vishwaguru.”