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CJP Turns Up Heat on Bengal BJP Government
The Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, is a group campaigning to improve schools.
One of its volunteers, Abdul Hafiz, filmed a run-down school in his village in West Bengal.
Soon afterward, his family was allegedly attacked.
His father, Sheikh Mohammad Mafiq, later died in hospital.
The CJP says the attack and his death need a full investigation.
Police say Mafiq had only a minor injury from the attack and died after serious blood-pressure problems.
Police have arrested eight people and are looking for two others.
The CJP wants a proper school built in Mafiq’s name and has threatened protests if officials do not respond within 10 days.
The group also says some Kolkata venues refused to host its meetings because of political pressure, but this allegation has not been independently confirmed.
The Cockroach Janta Party is demanding justice after activist Abdul Hafiz’s father died following an alleged family assault in Bankura.
West Bengal Police said Sheikh Mohammad Mafiq’s death was not caused by the attack and described contrary claims as false.
Police arrested eight people, while two suspects remain absconding; a guard was posted outside Hafiz’s home.
The CJP has given the administration 10 days to act, including on demands for arrests and a school named after Mafiq.
The outfit alleges political pressure led Kolkata venues to cancel bookings for its meetings, claims that could not be independently verified.
- Who
- The Cockroach Janta Party, volunteer Abdul Hafiz and his family, West Bengal Police, and the BJP-led state government are central to the dispute.
- What
- The CJP is demanding action over the alleged assault on Hafiz’s family and his father Sheikh Mohammad Mafiq’s subsequent death, while planning a wider school-improvement campaign.
- Where
- The family is from Korisunda village in Bankura district, West Bengal; the CJP also sought to hold meetings in Kolkata.
- When
- The alleged assault occurred on August 13; Mafiq was admitted to hospital on August 15 and died later that night. CJP leaders visited Bengal on August 18 and issued a 10-day deadline.
- Why
- The CJP says it wants justice for Mafiq and improvements to Bengal’s schools; police dispute that the attack caused his death.
CJP and supporters
Police and BJP response
Cause of Mafiq’s death
CJP and supporters
The CJP links Mafiq’s death to the alleged August 13 assault on Hafiz’s family and is demanding justice and action against all alleged culprits.
Police and BJP response
West Bengal Police called the claim that Mafiq died because of the attack false, saying he suffered an injury requiring one stitch and was later hospitalized for severe blood-pressure fluctuations.
Political affiliation of attackers
CJP and supporters
Hafiz and CJP members alleged that the attackers were associated with the BJP and said eyewitness accounts, names and photographs could support that claim.
Police and BJP response
The article reports that police disputed the CJP’s claims about the death; no BJP confirmation of the alleged attackers’ affiliation was provided, and BJP Rajya Sabha MP Rahul Sinha declined to comment.
Cancelled meeting venues
CJP and supporters
The CJP alleged that venue managers cancelled bookings or refused to proceed because of pressure from local BJP representatives, possibly imposed from higher levels.
Police and BJP response
The allegations were not independently verified, and the CJP acknowledged it had no direct communication proving that BJP leaders pressured venue management.
Key facts
- Organisation
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), led in the state expansion effort by Abhijeet Dipke’s outfit
- Volunteer
- Abdul Hafiz, a resident of Korisunda village who recorded a video of a dilapidated government primary school
- Deceased
- Sheikh Mohammad Mafiq, Hafiz’s father
- Police action
- Eight people were arrested; two others were reported absconding
- CJP demands
- Arrest of all alleged culprits and an international-standard school in Mafiq’s name
- Deadline
- The CJP gave the administration 10 days to take concrete action
- Venue allegations
- The CJP said six Kolkata venues refused or cancelled bookings; the claims of political pressure were not independently verified
Quotes
Sunil Kumar Tiwari
CJP member who discussed alleged venue booking cancellations
“We contacted a hall on (August 17) and were asked to come the following morning to complete the booking and make the payment. However, when we arrived on (August 18), its management refused to proceed with the booking.”
indianexpress.com
“We are not with any political party. We want to visit, survey and then highlight the plight of schools to the state government. It is their duty to bring in the development. We are not in confrontation.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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