Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, August 21, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday accused the BJP of involvement in an alleged attack on members of his organisation during a visit to inspect a government school in Rajasthan, describing the incident as “hooliganism”.
The CJP team had visited Rampura-Kanwarpura village as part of its nationwide ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign to assess the condition of a government school. CJP co-convener Ashutosh Ranka, who was part of the visiting team, alleged that the school had been functioning from a buffalo shed for several years.
Dipke alleged that the team faced a serious attack during the visit, claiming that stones were thrown at the members, vehicles were targeted and women in the group were assaulted.
“When Ashutosh reached there with his team, they were subjected to a very serious attack. Stones were pelted at them, vehicles were attacked, and women members were also assaulted. We have seen the videos where BJP goons were beating and assaulting CJP volunteers in groups,” Dipke told IANS.
He questioned why the BJP government would object to the organisation’s efforts to highlight the condition of government schools.
“Why do they (BJP government) have such a problem with getting the school fixed? If they had fixed the school, there would have been no need to go there,” he said.
Dipke alleged that the incident reflected an attempt to prevent criticism of deficiencies in government schools and said the CJP would continue its campaign.
He also claimed that the BJP was trying to intimidate people after its alleged shortcomings had been exposed, asserting that such efforts would not silence the organisation.
Referring to his own visits to government schools, Dipke alleged that he had witnessed instances of outsiders entering school premises to consume drugs and alcohol, while authorities objected when visitors highlighted problems such as inadequate water supply and shortage of teachers.
“The people, Ashutosh and I are going to schools with, are from the same village, and children from those villages study in those government schools. They want the schools to be improved, so why doesn’t the government want the same?” he asked.
Dipke said governments should focus on improving school infrastructure and facilities rather than objecting to public scrutiny.
“Were the people in the government elected just to travel around in helicopters? They have to work for the betterment of the schools,” he said.
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