What happened: CJP campaign in Maharashtra and CJP protest in Rajasthan
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke launched the campaign titled “School theek karo” (translated as “fix the school”) at a government school in his native village in Hingoli district, Maharashtra. Dipke told students that education is an immediate need and argued that government schools have not received sufficient attention regardless of which political party has ruled.
Dipke compared spending on political banners for the Tiranga campaign with the lack of equivalent investment in schools and rural students, and argued that prioritising school improvement is better for the future.
In Rajasthan, around 50 CJP activists joined a protest in Alwar district led by CJP co-convener Ashutosh Ranka. The protest raised complaints about dilapidated government school conditions and shortages of teaching staff.
CJP activists cited infrastructure damage, including a roof slab collapse earlier in the week. They also pointed to vacancies in senior teacher posts. Ashutosh Ranka claimed that thousands of classrooms across Rajasthan are in dilapidated conditions and warned that if repairs do not happen, protests could escalate significantly.
Background: neglect claims focus on infrastructure and staffing
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