Archive · 16 Aug 2026
CJP's Dipke launches 'School Thik Karo' campaign for government schools
A man named Abhijeet Dipke leads a small political party called the Cockroach Janta Party.
On India's Independence Day, he started a new campaign called 'School Thik Karo,' which means 'fix the school.'
He visited a government school in his home village in Maharashtra to check its condition.
He found problems like toilets without water, broken windows and not enough benches for all the students.
He said that if schools still lack basic things like water after 80 years of independence, the country cannot develop.
His group wants people across India to check their local government schools and report missing facilities like water, electricity and toilets.
He also said private schools charge too much money, up to Rs 1.5 lakh, so their fees should have a limit to help poor children.
He claimed more than 94,000 government schools have been closed in India over the past ten years.
He questioned spending on banners in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar for a rally attended by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, saying the money could have improved schools.
He promised a similar campaign to improve public hospitals, where he says patients sleep on floors and wait a long time for treatment.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke launched the 'School Thik Karo' campaign from his native village Santuk Pimpri in Hingoli district, Maharashtra, on Independence Day.
The inspection found toilets without water, broken windows covered with banners of Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, and only four benches for more students.
The campaign uses a standardised checklist for parents, residents and sarpanches to report facilities like electricity, drinking water, separate toilets, benches and midday meals.
Dipke alleged over 94,000 government schools have been shut in India in the past decade and demanded a cap on private school fees of Rs 1-1.5 lakh.
The CJP also announced a similar movement for public hospitals, citing patients sleeping on floors and waits of up to one week for CT scans.
- Who
- Abhijeet Dipke, founder and convenor of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), who inspected a Zilla Parishad school in his native village.
- What
- Launched the 'School Thik Karo' campaign to demand basic facilities in government schools, a nationwide social audit, and a cap on private school fees.
- When
- On Saturday, on the occasion of India's Independence Day.
- Where
- Santuk Pimpri village in Hingoli district, Maharashtra, India, with plans to expand across Maharashtra and nationwide.
- Why
- To highlight alleged neglect of government schools, question public fund utilisation, and ensure equal educational opportunities for poor students.
- Campaign
- 'School Thik Karo'
- Launching body
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
- Founder/Convenor
- Abhijeet Dipke
- Launch location
- Santuk Pimpri village, Hingoli district, Maharashtra
- Schools shut (alleged)
- Over 94,000 government schools in India in the past decade
- Private school fees cited
- Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh per year
- Next phase
- Inspection of government schools in other talukas of Maharashtra
- Hospital issues cited
- Patients sleeping on floors; up to one-week wait for CT scans
