India, Oct. 24 -- A political slugfest erupted after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleged that textbooks for Delhi government schools had been printed on substandard paper and did not meet tender specifications. Rejecting allegations of irregularities, Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood accused AAP leaders of indulging in "shoot and scoot" politics.

Calling out AAP leaders as "unemployed politicians fighting for survival," Sood rejected their allegations of a textbook procurement scam point-by-point by distributing physical textbook copies, tender work orders, and measuring rulers directly to journalists during a press conference. He said the government was examining the matter and would take "appropriate action after reviewing the facts"...