Chandigarh, April 12 -- School education minister Harjot Singh Bains lashed out at the opposition parties for 'engaging in petty politics' over infrastructure development projects being inaugurated under the 'Sikhya Kranti' initiative in government schools in the state.

Addressing a press conference here, Bains accused the Congress, the SAD and the BJP of neglecting government schools for decades and depriving students of even basic facilities like toilets and boundary walls.

He stated that during his visits to government schools, some students and teachers informed him of the lack of basic facilities like toilets, boundary walls, and desks, forcing them to go outdoors to relieve themselves and the students had to sit on the ground. The...