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CJP Launches Rs 50 Lakh Fundraiser for Bankura Volunteer
Shaik Abdul Hafeez wanted people to notice problems at a government school in his village.
He visited the school as part of a campaign run by the Cockroach Janta Party.
The party says that armed men attacked Hafeez and his father at their home afterward.
Hafeez was injured, and his father, Janab Mafik, later died from serious head injuries.
The party says the attackers wanted Hafeez to apologize for discussing the school’s problems.
Hafeez reportedly refused government compensation after his father’s death.
Instead, he asked for a good school to be built and named after his father.
The party has started a Rs 50 lakh fundraiser to support Hafeez and his family.
The Cockroach Janta Party launched a Rs 50 lakh fundraiser for volunteer Shaik Abdul Hafeez and his family.
Hafeez’s father, Janab Mafik, died on August 15 after severe head injuries allegedly suffered during an assault.
The alleged assault followed Hafeez’s participation in the CJP’s “School Thik Karo Campaign” in Bankura.
The CJP alleges that local BJP workers attacked Hafeez and his father and demanded that Hafeez apologize on video.
Hafeez reportedly rejected government compensation and instead requested a high-quality school named after his father.
- Who
- The Cockroach Janta Party, volunteer Shaik Abdul Hafeez, his father Janab Mafik, and alleged local BJP workers are central to the account.
- What
- The Cockroach Janta Party launched a Rs 50 lakh fundraiser after Mafik’s death and Hafeez’s alleged assault.
- Where
- The alleged assault took place at the family home in Karisunda village, under Indas police station in Bankura, nearly 200 km from Kolkata.
- When
- Hafeez visited the school on August 13; the alleged assault occurred that day, and Mafik died on August 15. A CJP delegation visited the family on August 17.
- Why
- The CJP says the fundraiser will support Hafeez and his family while continuing demands for better government schools.
Key facts
- Fundraising target
- Rs 50 lakh
- Volunteer
- Shaik Abdul Hafeez, aged 25
- Deceased father
- Janab Mafik
- Campaign involved
- CJP’s “School Thik Karo Campaign”
- Alleged assault location
- Karisunda village, Bankura
- Government compensation
- Hafeez reportedly rejected it
- Requested alternative
- A high-quality school named after his father
Quotes
Shaik Abdul Hafeez
CJP volunteer whose father died after the alleged assault
“I don't want compensation. Instead, build a world-class school and name it after my father”
telegraphindia.com
“Abdul’s father was murdered for demanding better schools”
telegraphindia.com
Cockroach Janta Party
Political outfit that organized the fundraiser and described the alleged attack
“Abdul needs our help. Abdul raised his voice for better government schools in his village. On 13 August, he and his father were assaulted at their home by BJP goons. He lost his father on 15 August”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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