AAP MLA cries foul over teacher shortage in Punjab; is suspended by party

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While Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann boasted that his government, in just four-and-a-half years, had delivered more development work than two decades of Congress and Akali rule, citing the transformation of government schools and Punjab’s rise to the top position in education, the same day, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Sukhveer Singh Maiserkhana raised questions over these claims, though he is not the first party legislator to do so.

On Saturday (October 3, 2026), Maiserkhana, the AAP MLA from Maur constituency in Bathinda, Punjab, alleged that, despite his repeated requests, the State government had failed to address the shortage of teachers in certain government schools in his constituency.

The AAP suspended the primary membership of Mr. Maiserkhana with immediate effect over what it termed “anti-party activities and indiscipline”. The party said Mr. Maiserkhana had attempted to defame the party by making false statements regarding the functioning of a government school.

Disputing his party’s claims about achievements in school education under the AAP government in Punjab, the MLA alleged that the reality on the ground was quite different by expressing his concerns through a social media platform.