Tensions are boiling in Delhi’s education sector as private schools resort to desperate measures to extract inflated fees from parents. AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj has exposed a shocking racket where schools are withholding board exam roll numbers from students of non-paying families, branding it as outright thuggery.
Middle-class parents are bearing the brunt, with complaints pouring in about roll numbers being blocked for Class 10 and 12 exams. Bharadwaj shared documented cases from prominent institutions: a star sportswoman at APJ School is exam-blocked until her parents settle the extra charges, while Salwan Public School faces similar backlash.
Schools are allegedly threatening that without fee compliance, children won’t sit for boards, jeopardizing their futures. This comes amid unchecked fee surges of up to 80%, which Bharadwaj claims the BJP government has tacitly endorsed by not reversing a single hike or launching probes.
The political storm intensifies with judicial rebukes—Supreme Court questioning the rushed fee control Act, and Delhi High Court halting school fee panels. The government’s stance that 2025-26 session hikes fall outside review purview leaves regulators toothless.
Bharadwaj’s call to action urges swift government steps: refund excesses, register FIRs, and end the nexus. As exams near, parents plead for justice, fearing long-term damage to their children’s prospects in this escalating fee war.