CHANDIGARH, Feb. 13 -- AAM Aadmi Party's (AAP) Budhlada MLA Principal Budhram accused the Capt Amarinder Singh-led Congress in the State of bringing the education system to a screeching halt. Making a point in the ongoing Budget session here on Wednesday, Budhram said that the state government was playing with a vast majority of students' careers by experimenting new ideas to bring in change in the beleaguered education system.

Budhram further said that the state government was violating the equality in education norm by opening up government, adarsh and other schools in the state, saying that the faculty was being paid meager salaries. He expressed shock over the poor results in government schools, last year, pegged at zero per cent in 16...