Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Dipke urges politicians to send their children to village schools
A man named Abhijit Dipke wants politicians to understand how hard it is for village children to get to school.
He asked ministers, MLAs and members of parliament to send their own children to village schools for one whole day.
Their children would have to walk to school just like village children do.
Many village children walk 7 to 10 kilometres to reach their school.
Walking is even harder in the rainy season, when roads become muddy and full of water.
Dipke is upset because politicians can arrange buses and trains for election rallies, but not even one bus for poor students.
He also spoke about the sad deaths of tribal students at residential schools in Melghat and Gadchiroli.
He says every child's life is just as valuable as a minister's child's life.
His campaign is called 'School Thik Karo', and he wants to work together with villagers, not against them.
CJP convenor Abhijit Dipke urged ministers, MLAs and MPs to send their children to village schools for at least a day.
He said children in remote areas are often forced to walk 7 to 10 kilometres to reach school, especially during the monsoon.
Dipke criticised the Maharashtra government for failing to provide basic transport, noting politicians arrange buses and trains for election rallies but not for poor students.
He cited recent student fatalities in tribal residential schools, including one in Melghat in Amravati and others in Gadchiroli.
He alleged political debate over the past decade divided people along caste and religious lines while education and employment remained unaddressed.
- Who
- Abhijit Dipke, founder and convenor of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), speaking at a protest in Hingoli.
- What
- Called on ministers, MLAs and MPs to send their children to village schools for a day and criticised the Maharashtra government over the lack of transport and facilities for rural students.
- When
- Tuesday, August 18, with his 'School Thik Karo' campaign launched the previous week from his native village.
- Where
- Hingoli district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- Because rural children are forced to walk 7 to 10 kilometres to school, especially during the monsoon, and basic issues such as education and employment remain unaddressed.
- Protester
- Abhijit Dipke, founder and convenor of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
- Campaign
- 'School Thik Karo', launched last week from his native village in Hingoli district
- Demand
- Ministers, MLAs and MPs should send their children to village schools for one day
- Key complaint
- Rural children walk 7-10 km to school, especially during the monsoon
- Government criticised
- Maharashtra government for failing to provide basic transport for rural schoolchildren
- Student deaths cited
- One in Melghat in Amravati and others in Gadchiroli tribal residential schools
- Location
- Hingoli, Maharashtra
- Date
- August 18 (PTI dateline)
