Archive · 21 Aug 2026
CJP Founder Alleges Staged Maharashtra School Inspection
Abhijeet Dipke visited a government school in Maharashtra as part of a campaign to improve schools.
He said some students may have been brought from another school to make the school look better.
He also said the school had liquor bottles, no drinking water and recently cleaned toilets.
A video showed him questioning students and arguing with a teacher.
The school principal disagreed with these claims.
He said two different schools use the same building and that the children were enrolled there.
Dipke wants the state education minister to resign and officials to be punished.
His party plans to inspect more schools using a list of 10 standards.
Abhijeet Dipke alleged that outside students were brought into a Latur government school during his visit.
Dipke claimed liquor bottles were found, drinking water was unavailable and toilets had been cleaned shortly before his arrival.
School principal Balaji Gawali denied the allegations, saying two schools share the building and the children were enrolled students.
Dipke demanded Maharashtra School Education Minister Dada Bhuse’s resignation and action against block education officers.
The Cockroach Janta Party plans a 10-point social audit of government and municipal schools in Latur district.
- Who
- Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, school principal Balaji Gawali, and Maharashtra School Education Minister Dada Bhuse are central to the report.
- What
- Dipke inspected a Zilla Parishad school, made allegations about its facilities and administration, and demanded ministerial and official action.
- When
- The visit took place on Thursday; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- A government Zilla Parishad school in the Ausa area of Latur district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- Dipke was conducting the Cockroach Janta Party’s “School Theek Karo” campaign and calling attention to alleged problems in government schools.
Campaign Allegations
School Administration’s Response
Students’ identity
Campaign Allegations
Abhijeet Dipke alleged that students from other schools were brought in and were not registered in the school records.
School Administration’s Response
Principal Balaji Gawali said two Marathi-medium and Urdu-medium schools operate in the same building and that the children present were students of the school.
Meals and school preparations
Campaign Allegations
Dipke claimed fresh mid-day meal plates were brought after staff learned of his visit, suggesting the arrangements were staged.
School Administration’s Response
Gawali denied this, saying the children were using older plates already provided to the school.
Facilities and premises
Campaign Allegations
Dipke alleged that drinking water was unavailable, toilets had been cleaned shortly before his arrival and liquor bottles were found on the premises.
School Administration’s Response
The article reports that school authorities rejected Dipke’s claims generally, but does not provide a separate response from the principal to every allegation about the premises.
- Campaign
- “School Theek Karo” (Fix The Schools)
- Organization
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
- Location
- Ausa area, Latur district, Maharashtra
- Main allegations
- Outside students, liquor bottles, inadequate drinking water and recently cleaned toilets
- School response
- Principal Balaji Gawali said the students were enrolled and that two schools share the same building.
- Demand
- Dipke called for Dada Bhuse’s resignation and suspension of responsible block education officers within eight days.
- Planned audit
- CJP’s 10-point audit covers facilities, administration, government schemes, safety, meals, accessibility, cleanliness and school functioning.