New Delhi: Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor has questioned Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia over his remarks linking the discontinuation of Happiness Classes in Delhi government schools to the tragic suicide of a schoolgirl.

Kapoor said Sisodia’s claim that the incident would not have occurred had the Happiness Classes continued was illogical. He criticised the AAP leader for making a political statement following the tragedy.

The BJP spokesperson said that between 2015 and 2024, when the AAP government was in power and Happiness Classes were being conducted, several incidents involving student suicides, violence among students inside and outside school premises, and attacks on teachers had also been reported.

Kapoor asked Sisodia to explain who was responsible for those incidents despite the classes being in place.

He added that the BJP did not politicise tragic incidents but said Sisodia’s statement had prompted questions from Delhi residents about the effectiveness of the initiative and the circumstances surrounding such incidents during the previous government’s tenure.