Delhi CM Rekha Gupta attacked during ‘Jan Sunwai’

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was allegedly attacked at a ‘Jan Sunwai’ programme at her official residence in Civil Lines on Thursday morning, the BJP said.

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva “strongly” condemned the “attack” on the chief minister during her weekly ‘Jan Sunwai’ programme, said the Delhi BJP said in a message.

Party sources said that Gupta was “attacked” by a man aged around 35. He first gave the CM some papers during the public hearing and then allegedly attacked her, they said.

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Bill on school fee regulation leaves parents exposed to exploitation

When the Delhi Assembly passed the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Bill, 2025, it was hailed as a landmark reform — a supposed victory for parents long weary of arbitrary private school fee hikes. But beneath the rhetoric of transparency and parental empowerment lies a troubling reality: the legislation contains gaps that may give private schools greater legal cover to escalate charges.

After examining the bill closely, experts told Patriot several flaws in the bill leave parents vulnerable to unjustified demands. For thousands of families across the Capital who had pinned their hopes on this law, the fine print tells a different story — one in which “reform” could simply replace one set of vulnerabilities with another.

The sales pitch and the reality

Speaking in the Assembly, Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood described the bill as “the most democratic bill ever introduced” on school fee regulation. He claimed it “empowers parents to actively participate in the decision-making process” and “ensures transparency while safeguarding families from unjustified fee hikes.”

It was a powerful pitch — the kind that draws applause and headlines. But parents’ associations and education policy experts argue that this is where the trap begins: well-crafted promises masking structural weaknesses.

They contend that the bill is less a protective shield for parents and more a blueprint that private schools can exploit. In its review, Patriot found multiple provisions that either skirt core accountability issues or create new avenues for fee hikes.