<p>Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday accused Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena of withholding appointments of 244 principals on "flimsy grounds".</p>.<p>This comes a day after Saxena approved 126 posts of principals and deputy education officers in city government schools that had lapsed for remaining "vacant" for more than two years.</p>.<p>At a press conference on Sunday, Sisodia claimed no post have been vacant has the services department been with the Delhi government.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/l-g-gives-in-principle-approval-to-sisodias-us-visit-for-education-convention-1187516.html" target="_blank">L-G gives in principle approval to Sisodia's US visit for education convention</a></strong></p>.<p>"They have an unconstitutional control over the services department," he said, targeting the BJP-led Centre.</p>.<p>"There are 370 posts lying vacant and out of these 370, 126 were approved by L-G sir. For the remaining, he has asked us to conduct a study. I want to ask L-G sahab: These schools are functioning with the help of vice-principals. How can we conduct the study on feasibility of a principal?" he asked.</p>.<p>He said he will also be writing to Saxena on the matter but urged him to not stop the appointments on remaining posts on "flimsy grounds'".</p>.<p><strong>Also Read |<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/delhi-govt-unable-to-send-its-teachers-abroad-for-training-due-to-lgs-interference-says-manish-sisodia-1187170.html" target="_blank"> Delhi govt unable to send its teachers abroad for training due to LG's interference, says Manish Sisodia</a></strong></p>.<p>"This is insensitive and unfortunate. L-G sahab, please don't make it into a joke. Had the control of Services department been with the Delhi government, these posts would have been filled long back. If there is a need for a study, you can get a study done on whether the L-G is needed or not," he said.</p>.<p>AAP chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj echoed similar views as Sisodia and claimed that when the AAP had come to power in 2015, they had sent a proposal to the Union Public Service Commission for filling 370 vacant posts of principals.</p>.<p>The MLA said that by sanctioning 126 posts, the L-G "exposed the lies" of the BJP. The saffron party had allegedly blamed the AAP government for shortage of principals in their schools earlier.</p>.<p>"When Punjab elections were underway last year, the BJP and Congress criticised our education system citing no principal in schools. However, the L-G himself exposed the lies of the BJP today and sanctioned 126 posts of the principals. When the AAP came to power in 2015 we acknowledged there is a shortage of principals in schools, we had sent a proposal to the UPSC for filling the posts of 370 principals,” Bhardwaj said during a press conference.</p>.<p>He claimed that when Manish Sisodia planned the education system of Delhi, he had stressed upon having principals in every school in the city.</p>
<p>Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday accused Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena of withholding appointments of 244 principals on "flimsy grounds".</p>.<p>This comes a day after Saxena approved 126 posts of principals and deputy education officers in city government schools that had lapsed for remaining "vacant" for more than two years.</p>.<p>At a press conference on Sunday, Sisodia claimed no post have been vacant has the services department been with the Delhi government.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/l-g-gives-in-principle-approval-to-sisodias-us-visit-for-education-convention-1187516.html" target="_blank">L-G gives in principle approval to Sisodia's US visit for education convention</a></strong></p>.<p>"They have an unconstitutional control over the services department," he said, targeting the BJP-led Centre.</p>.<p>"There are 370 posts lying vacant and out of these 370, 126 were approved by L-G sir. For the remaining, he has asked us to conduct a study. I want to ask L-G sahab: These schools are functioning with the help of vice-principals. How can we conduct the study on feasibility of a principal?" he asked.</p>.<p>He said he will also be writing to Saxena on the matter but urged him to not stop the appointments on remaining posts on "flimsy grounds'".</p>.<p><strong>Also Read |<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/delhi-govt-unable-to-send-its-teachers-abroad-for-training-due-to-lgs-interference-says-manish-sisodia-1187170.html" target="_blank"> Delhi govt unable to send its teachers abroad for training due to LG's interference, says Manish Sisodia</a></strong></p>.<p>"This is insensitive and unfortunate. L-G sahab, please don't make it into a joke. Had the control of Services department been with the Delhi government, these posts would have been filled long back. If there is a need for a study, you can get a study done on whether the L-G is needed or not," he said.</p>.<p>AAP chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj echoed similar views as Sisodia and claimed that when the AAP had come to power in 2015, they had sent a proposal to the Union Public Service Commission for filling 370 vacant posts of principals.</p>.<p>The MLA said that by sanctioning 126 posts, the L-G "exposed the lies" of the BJP. The saffron party had allegedly blamed the AAP government for shortage of principals in their schools earlier.</p>.<p>"When Punjab elections were underway last year, the BJP and Congress criticised our education system citing no principal in schools. However, the L-G himself exposed the lies of the BJP today and sanctioned 126 posts of the principals. When the AAP came to power in 2015 we acknowledged there is a shortage of principals in schools, we had sent a proposal to the UPSC for filling the posts of 370 principals,” Bhardwaj said during a press conference.</p>.<p>He claimed that when Manish Sisodia planned the education system of Delhi, he had stressed upon having principals in every school in the city.</p>