New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Sukhveer Singh Maiserkhana on Saturday slammed the party leadership and Punjab government, alleging that they had failed to resolve the shortage of teachers at some government schools in his constituency.

The AAP, however, dismissed the allegations and suspended Maiserkhana over what it described as "anti-party activities and indiscipline".

In a Facebook Live earlier in the day, Maiserkhana, who represents the Maur constituency in Bathinda district, said he decided to raise the matter publicly after repeated efforts to address the teacher shortage failed to yield a solution.

Challenging the AAP government's claims about improvements in Punjab's school education system, the MLA alleged that...