Overview
- In a January 5 letter, Ashish Sood accused Arvind Kejriwal of spreading disinformation that disrupted school functioning and urged a public apology.
- Sood said the Directorate of Education circular contained no instruction to have teachers count dogs and challenged Kejriwal to cite any such reference, offering to apologise if proven wrong.
- Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva demanded Kejriwal delete his X post within 24 hours and warned of seeking action from the Police Commissioner if it remained up.
- Proceedings in the Delhi Assembly were twice adjourned as BJP MLAs demanded an apology, and Speaker Vijender Gupta referred the issue to the education standing committee for examination.
- Officials noted the order followed Supreme Court directions on stray animals, and no public apology or corrective step from Kejriwal had been reported.