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Delhi Education Minister Demands Kejriwal Apology Over Misleading Dog-Count Claim

A November 20 order on school nodal officers for stray-dog concerns was portrayed online as instructing teachers to count dogs.

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.