New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- A political confrontation has erupted in Delhi over the long-running fee hike dispute at Apeejay School, Saket, with the Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj trading sharp allegations.

The Delhi BJP stated that the fee hike matter at APJ School dates back to the COVID-19 period in 2020 and has been pending before the court for nearly five years. The party asserted that the issue has "no connection" with the current BJP government.

According to BJP Delhi President Virendra Sachdeva, last year under the previous Aam Aadmi Party government led by Arvind Kejriwal, and allegedly at the direction of Atishi Marlena, the school had withheld board examinati...