Villagers in Jaipur confront CJP as group attempts to 'shut' school; say trapped in fake allegations levelled by CJP; full story

On Friday, the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) activists who are on a self-declared event to 'repair' the government schools in India under the banner of the 'School Thik Karo' campaign faced strong resistance from villagers during a visit to one of the government primary schools in Jaipur’s Bagru Assembly constituency.


This is after the CJP activists claimed that they were allegedly attacked by the local villagers accompanied by the BJP workers. The CJP also claimed that their activists, while on the visit, were beaten and that their cars were vandalized. However, the villagers clearly refused this and called the allegations fake. They stated that the CJP workers broke their own cars so that they could trap the villagers in the allegation.


"We did not do anything. They had brought 200-250 people with them. We did not hit them. We spoke to them calmly, but they broke their own car. They say that they had come to repair the school. But this will be done by our MLA; Rs 12 lakhs have been earmarked for it. We opposed it because we will not let any party except the BJP or Congress come here. My wife is so scared that she has not stepped out of the house," said one of the villagers, Jugal Kishore Sharma, who confronted the CJP activists during their visit to the village.


Another villager, Anu Sharma, said. "We opposed them because they are attempting to tear down this school. About 20-25 students come here to study. Where will they go? We won't let them tear down the school. Funds (for repair) have already been passed. There was just a heated exchange."


As per the reports, the villagers barricaded the main approach road and checked vehicles entering the area. Confrontation broke out between the villagers as CJP workers forcefully tried to enter the schools in an attempt to shut them down, as asserted by the local villagers.


The school building has been declared unsafe and closed to students by the CJP. With classes currently being conducted in a cattle enclosure nearby, as claimed by the uninvited activists. "What the F is happening in Rajasthan?????" Dipke wrote, alleging that "goons of BJP" were targeting CJP volunteers. He also questioned why police had allegedly allowed the incident to take place.




It is crucial to note that a similar situation erupted in Maharashtra's Mumbai region, where a school run by BMC complained that around 30-35 CJP activists forcefully entered the school premises and threatened the guard. They also attempted to forcefully interrogate the minor students and teachers there. The CJP also inspected a few schools in Latur and Hingoli uninvited and ended up demanding the resignation of Maharashtra Education Minister Dada Bhuse. "Even the dogs of politicians get better facilities than the students in our government schools," he said.

Armed with cameras, media, supporters and a barrage of anti-government rhetoric, Dipke has now turned schools into his latest political stage, with little regard for disrupting classes or affecting young students. Genuine grievances about school conditions deserve a proper channel, not political theatre. Being a taxpayer grants no licence to interfere in an institution's functioning, however well-intentioned the claim.