Archive · 21 Aug 2026
CJP Team Chased During Rajasthan School Visit; BJP Blamed
The Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, went to a village in Rajasthan to inspect a government school.
The visit was part of a campaign about problems in school buildings and facilities.
A crowd stopped the group before it could properly visit the school.
Videos showed people arguing with and chasing the CJP workers away.
CJP leaders said volunteers were beaten and that vehicles and phones were damaged.
They blamed people connected to the Bharatiya Janata Party, but this claim was not independently confirmed.
Villagers and BJP leaders said local people opposed the visit because they thought it was political and could disturb students.
Police said there had been a tussle but reported no complaints of anyone being beaten.
The disagreement happened after Rajasthan introduced rules requiring permission for outsiders to enter government schools and for filming there.
CJP workers led by Ashutosh Ranka were confronted and forced to leave Rampura-Kanwarpura village during a Friday school visit.
Videos showed residents or protesters blocking the road, confronting the team, and chasing activists away before the inspection could proceed.
CJP leaders alleged that BJP-linked outsiders organized the confrontation, assaulted volunteers, and damaged vehicles and phones; these claims were not independently verified.
Residents, BJP representatives, and police described the incident as opposition by locals to a politically motivated visit, while police said no beating complaints had been received.
The dispute followed Rajasthan restrictions on unauthorized school entry, media access, photography, videography, interviews, and livestreaming.
- Who
- Cockroach Janta Party workers led by co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka, local residents or protesters, BJP representatives, and Rajasthan Police.
- What
- A confrontation during a planned CJP inspection of a government primary school; CJP said workers were assaulted and property was damaged, while police described a tussle and said no complaints had been received.
- When
- Friday, August 21, 2026.
- Where
- Rampura-Kanwarpura village near Jaipur, in Rajasthan’s Bagru Assembly constituency.
- Why
- CJP said it wanted to examine alleged school-infrastructure problems; residents and BJP representatives said they opposed the visit because they considered it politically motivated and disruptive.
CJP and Supporters
Residents, BJP and Government Officials
Cause of the confrontation
CJP and Supporters
CJP leaders alleged that BJP-linked outsiders or local BJP supporters were brought in to incite violence and stop scrutiny of school conditions.
Residents, BJP and Government Officials
Residents and BJP representatives said villagers themselves objected to the visit and did not want CJP workers using the school issue for politics. Police described a local tussle and said they had no reports of beatings.
Purpose and school conditions
CJP and Supporters
CJP said it was responding to requests from villagers and investigating an allegedly unsafe school where students were reportedly studying in a cattle shed or buffalo shed.
Residents, BJP and Government Officials
Residents and BJP representatives said the visit could disrupt children’s education and create an unwanted political atmosphere. Some local representatives said repair funds had already been sanctioned.
Government restrictions and police response
CJP and Supporters
Ranka and Dipke alleged that police failed to prevent the confrontation and said CJP would continue inspecting schools despite the new access rules.
Residents, BJP and Government Officials
The reports do not independently establish the police-failure allegations. Rajasthan officials defended or cited restrictions requiring permission for outsiders and approval for filming in schools.
- Campaign
- CJP’s “School Thik Karo” (“Fix the Schools”) campaign focuses on alleged shortcomings in government-school infrastructure.
- Planned inspections
- The team intended to inspect schools in Rampura-Kanwarpura and Bhatta Wala on Vatika Road.
- CJP allegations
- Ashutosh Ranka and Abhijeet Dipke alleged that volunteers were assaulted, a team member suffered a fractured or broken arm, and vehicles, windows, and phones were damaged; the reports did not independently establish these claims.
- School condition claim
- Ranka alleged that an unsafe school building had forced classes into a cowshed, buffalo shed, or nearby cattle enclosure; descriptions differed among reports.
- Local response
- Residents said they opposed the visit and did not want CJP workers entering the village or using school issues for political campaigning.
- Repair funding claim
- Local BJP representatives and some villagers told PTI that around Rs 12 lakh had already been sanctioned for school repairs.
- Police account
- An inspector described a tussle between villagers and CJP workers, said no one had been beaten up, and reported that no complaints had been received.
- School-access rules
- A Rajasthan education-department order requires permission for outsiders entering government schools and written approval for photography and videography, while restricting media access, interviews, audio recording, and livestreaming.
Sources
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WATCH: CJP workers attacked in Rajasthan school visit; Ashutosh Ranka says ‘outsiders’ sent to incite violence, blames BJP
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CJP team ‘beaten up’ on way to ‘expose buffalo-shed school’ in Jaipur, Dipke slams Rajasthan Police, BJP: VIDEOS
CJP team on ‘inspection’ comes under attack near Rajasthan ‘school in buffalo shed’ - Telegraph India
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