AAP MLA Bandana Kumari AAP MLA Bandana Kumari

AAP MLA from Shalimar Bagh and Delhi Assembly Deputy Speaker Bandana Kumari is at the centre of a controversy, after a government school principal claimed that he was under “a lot of political pressure”, with Kumari’s husband Sajjan Kumar demanding a student’s admission. While Kumar denied these charges, the case has been referred to Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, officials said.

In a letter to the Delhi Education Department, Ranjeet Singh — Principal of Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in Shalimar Bagh – said that Kumar threatened him with “dire consequences”. Elaborating on the incident, the letter said, “On Wednesday, Kumar called me without introducing himself. He said that his referred admission had not been done. I told him to come and meet me… audio of the same is available with me. He then came to the school and started talking loudly… He did not listen to my point of view and told me to either take VRS or threatened to get me terminated.”

Confirming that a heated exchange had taken place, Kumar said that he had also filed a complaint with the Education department. “A student had approached the school for admission and was asked to get a reference letter from the MLA. My wife gave the letter but he still didn’t get admission. The principal said he cannot admit a student on the basis of an MLA’s letter. I went to the school to speak to him, but he behaved very rudely,” Kumar said.

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