Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke visited his native village in Hingoli on Saturday as part of the party’s ‘Improve Schools Campaign’ on India’s 80th Independence Day.
During his visit, Dipke inspected the local government school and raised concerns over its condition, particularly the lack of basic facilities for students.
Dipke Questions School Facilities
Dipke said the school lacked drinking water and had poorly maintained washrooms.
“Today, on the occasion of India completing 80 years of independence, I came to my village and visited the school here. The condition of the school is very poor. There is no drinking water for the children, and the washrooms are in very bad condition,” he said.
He also pointed to damaged windows at the school. According to Dipke, the broken windows had been covered with banners instead of being repaired.
“The children told us that there is no water in the washrooms either. The school windows are broken and have still not been repaired. The broken windows have been covered with banners,” he said.
What Is CJP’s ‘Improve Schools Campaign’?
The CJP has launched the campaign to draw attention to the condition of government schools, particularly in rural areas.
As part of the initiative, the organisation is asking parents to conduct social audits of schools and identify problems involving basic infrastructure and facilities.
The campaign also calls on sarpanches to take responsibility for improving government schools in their villages.
What Is the ‘Sarpanch Challenge’?
The CJP has also introduced what it calls the “Sarpanch Challenge”.
Under the initiative, village heads who improve the condition of their government schools will be publicly recognised. The organisation plans to highlight before-and-after photographs of improved schools on its social media platforms while crediting the respective sarpanches.
The campaign aims to push for better educational infrastructure in rural areas and ensure that children studying in village schools have access to basic facilities comparable to those available in urban schools.
