India, Aug. 9 -- Hours before the Delhi Assembly passed the new education bill on Friday, former chief minister and leader of opposition in Delhi Assembly Atishi discussed in an interview with Alok KN Mishra and Varun Bhandari the provisions in the bill that the Aam Aadmi Party is opposing, the "phansi ghar" row, among others. Edited excerpts:

The Delhi government has come up with a bill to regulate arbitrary fee hikes by private schools. It is expected to bring relief to thousands of parents. Why is AAP opposing the bill?

You're right that the current Delhi government has introduced a bill, but it's not to protect parents - it is to protect private schools. If you look at the provisions of the bill and the larger issue, this is essenti...