Cockroach Janta Party launches ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign, flags poor facilities in Hingoli school

Starting the campaign from his native village, Santuk Pimpri in Hingoli district, Abhijit Dipke is set to extend it across the nation. File pic/PTI; (right) Dipke at his village’s school. Pic/X/@Cockroachisback

Cockroach Janta Party convenor Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday launched the ‘'School Thik Karo'' campaign from his native village in Hingoli district, alleging that poor students suffered due to the government''s neglect and demanded capping of fees of private schools.

The CJP will also undertake a similar movement regarding poor health conditions at public hospitals.

Dipke travelled to his native village, Santuk Pimpri, and attended a flag hoisting ceremony on the occasion of Independence Day.

Abhijit Dipke

He visited a Zilla Parishad school and checked basic facilities, where he found that toilets lacked water supply.

"If basic things like water are missing from government-run schools even 80 years after India became independent, how is the country going to develop?" Dipke told reporters.

Dipke flagged the alleged precarious condition of the school, claiming broken windows and inadequate benches for students.

"We have a form comprising a checklist where it can be mentioned whether there are basic amenities available in the school or not. We will gather the data from schools located in Maharashtra and nationwide. Then we will compile the data," he said.

The CJP convenor said he would visit government-run schools in other talukas of Maharashtra to check whether facilities are available for students in the next phase of the "School Thik Karo Campaign".

"The budget of the Central government has been curtailed for education," he alleged.

Dipke alleged that government-run schools are being shut to benefit private ones.

Dipke said that village children still have to walk long distances to attend school.

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