India, Jan. 3 -- New Delhi

Delhi education minister Ashish Sood on Friday hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal for spreading fake news and misinformation that teachers in schools in Delhi were ordered to "count dogs" by the government.

Addressing a press conference on Friday, Sood asked Kejriwal to tender a public apology to the people of Delhi for spreading lies and said the government will no longer tolerate this "shoot and scoot" politics, a day after the government filed a complaint on the matter and the police on Friday filed an FIR, but against unnamed persons.

Sood warned of legal action against leaders who make such posts. "Our government is fully committed to ensuring the safety of school ca...