CJP team confronted by locals during ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign in Rajasthan

Meanwhile, a Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) team faced resistance from villagers during a visit to a administration primary school in Jaipur's Bagru Assembly constituency on Friday as part of its ongoing 'School Thik Karo' campaign, sources stated.

Key points

• The incident took place in Rampura Kanwarpura village, where CJP workers had gone to inspect the school and interact with students and teachers.
• The CJP team had planned to visit two administration schools in Jaipur district on Friday to assess their infrastructure and facilities available to students.
• CJP co-convener Ashutosh Ranka criticised the Rajasthan administration over the restriction and accused the education minister of attempting to conceal the poor condition of administration schools.
• Rajasthan govt restricts entry of outsiders in govt schools after CJP notes it will conduct inspection The school building has been declared unsafe and closed to students.
• The visit came against the backdrop of a controversy over the entry of members of the public and mediapersons into administration schools in Rajasthan.

Notably, the incident took place in Rampura Kanwarpura village, where CJP workers had gone to inspect the school and interact with students and teachers. Bagru DSP Dharmendra Sharma, nevertheless, stated he was unaware of any such incident.

As sources indicate, villagers barricaded the main approach road to the village before the CJP team arrived and checked vehicles entering the area. After which the activists were allegedly forced to leave the village, a confrontation subsequently broke out between the villagers and CJP workers.

Meanwhile, the villagers afterwards staged a sit-in outside the school and raised slogans against the CJP.

Rajasthan govt restricts entry of outsiders in govt schools after CJP notes it will conduct inspection The school building has been declared unsafe and closed to students. Classes are at present being conducted in a cattle enclosure near the school building.

Meanwhile, the villagers, joined by BJP workers, remarked the school could be repaired through local efforts and maintained that the administration had already sanctioned funds for the work.

For context, the CJP team had planned to visit two administration schools in Jaipur district on Friday to assess their infrastructure and facilities available to students.

Meanwhile, the visit came against the backdrop of a controversy over the entry of members of the public and mediapersons into administration schools in Rajasthan. After earlier inspections by the CJP, the state education department reportedly restricted the entry of outsiders and mediapersons into schools without a specific reason.

"The education minister is adopting an authoritarian approach to hide the poor state of education in Rajasthan. We will not be intimidated by the government's order. Our mission will continue until the condition of all administration schools in Rajasthan improves, " Ranka stated.

As part of its campaign, the CJP intends to assess academic arrangements, student facilities, school buildings and other infrastructure. The team additionally intends to interact with teachers and students to understand the ground realities of primary education in rural administration schools.

In short, CJP team confronted by locals during 'School Thik Karo' campaign in Rajasthan is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.