Chandigarh, Jan. 31 -- Former Punjab Education Minister and Congress MLA Pargat Singh on Saturday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government of politicising education by painting government schools in party colours, calling it a violation of neutrality and basic humanitarian values.

Speaking to mediapersons during a visit to a Government Girls Senior Secondary School on Ladowali Road in Jalandhar, Pargat Singh alleged that the school walls had been repainted in blue and yellow, which he claimed resembled AAP's party flag colours. He said the building had earlier featured creative and neutral artwork, which was removed following fresh orders, leading to what he termed "wastage of public money."

Singh said children should not...