The BJP Saturday said there should not “petty politics” after reports surfaced that the names of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and deputy CM Manish Sisodia were dropped from the school event where US First Lady Melania Trump is scheduled to visit on Tuesday in the national capital.
The Indian Govt doesn’t advise foreign guest on whom to invite and whom not to. “Petty politics should not be played on important occasions. The government of India represents all Indians and political affiliations should not count on such an occasion. There should not be petty politics over that,” BJP spokesperson Sambrit Patra said at a media briefing.
Melania Trump is scheduled to visit a Delhi government school on February 25 to interact with students who are being taught the ‘happiness curriculum’ introduced by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.
The AAP government introduced the ‘happiness curriculum’ in its schools in July 2018. Under the curriculum, nursery and kindergarten students are taught twice a week while students from classes 1 to 8 spend one period a day to engage in meditation, storytelling, and activity sessions. The curriculum includes story-telling and activities, followed by question-answer sessions.
On Saturday, Sisodia informed the media that preparations are underway for the visit of the First Lady. But he refused to reveal the name and location of the school in which Melania Trump would be visiting, due to security concerns for the visiting dignitaries, according to IANS.
“All preparations are taking place according to the MEA and the Central Government. Yes, in some schools, some preparations are underway for Melania Trump’s visit but I cannot tell you more about that due to security issues,” he told reporters.
Earlier, Kejriwal and Sisodia, who is also Delhi’s education minister, were expected to welcome the First Lady and take her on a brief tour of the campus before an interaction with the students.
