Arvind Kejriwal slammed the BJP Delhi government over the issue of students’ expulsion from DPS Dwarka due to non-payment of fees. The former CM wrote on X,” This was never allowed to happen during AAP time…no school could expel students.” He further mentioned that their government always stood for the children and parents.
This was never allowed to happen during AAP time…no school could expel students. AAP govt always stood to protect the students and parents. pic.twitter.com/L6wfKObsz4
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) May 14, 2025
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) Parents agitated at DPS Dwarka
Delhi Public School (DPS) Dwarka faced backlash from angry and annoyed parents after several students were denied entry into the school premises. The incident repeated for the second time over the issue of fess non-payment. The parents protest outside the school for insensitive behaviour.
The students who cited legal provisions were among 29 expelled by the schools, with “immediate effect” on May 9. However, the parents have accused the school of “mishandling children” and violating the High Court order issued last month.
A parent of a Class XI student told the Indian Express that “… We were shocked when the school forcefully boarded our children into buses and sent them back home without any communication. We didn’t know their whereabouts for a while. There was no sensitivity shown at all,” the parent claimed.
In recent weeks, hundreds of parents took to Delhi’s streets to protest against fee hikes at several private schools.
Legal steps for fee hike issue
At DPS Dwarka, the fee hike issue has been raging for several years. In April, an eight-member inspection committee led by District Magistrate (Southwest) Lakshay Singhal had flagged discriminatory practices against students at the schools: they were barred from attending regular classes and confined to the library, had restricted access to the canteen, were isolated from peers, and closely monitored by guards during restroom visits.
The Delhi Cabinet then approved a draft Bill — the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation & Regulation of Fees) Bill, 2025. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced that it will apply to all private schools in the city and ensure “transparent, strict and clear provisions regarding school fee determination”.