Amid criticism, Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia defends Finland tour

Refuting the allegation of the Opposition that he is "holidaying" in Finland, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said it was not a "sin" to study the schooling system of other countries to fix the problems in Delhi's education system. 

Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio, said he has worked hard to improve the education system in the national capital and that he was in Finland to see what more needs to be done.

Studying Finland's schools is not a sin while working day & night to fix the problems of our schools in Delhi 11/n pic.twitter.com/4r1vlSLE33

— Education Minister (@Minister_Edu) September 16, 2016

I met people from Brazil, China, Gulf & other countries, trying to understand best practices from Finnish Edu. 12/n pic.twitter.com/xpXSmDFtoJ

— Education Minister (@Minister_Edu) September 16, 2016

I'm surprised to see how little our education ministers have done so far, when there is so much to learn & do... n/n pic.twitter.com/VJfbvHEBnb

— Education Minister (@Minister_Edu) September 16, 2016

Earlier in the day, Congress activists observed 'Bhagoda Divas' in Delhi to protest against the alleged absence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Sisodia and other ministers from the national capital which is at present reeling under chikungunya and dengue outbreak.

AAP leader Dilip Pandey also attacked Congress, and in a series of tweets:

Proud of AAP Volunteers & MLAs, fighting relentlessly agnst Dengue & Chikungunya, running awareness & fogging drives across Delhi. 1/2

— Dilip K. Pandey (@dilipkpandey) September 16, 2016

Tomorrow & d day after, I myself will be going to inspect these AAP initiatives in different Assemblies, and will join them too. 2/2#Respect

— Dilip K. Pandey (@dilipkpandey) September 16, 2016