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CJP launches 'School Thik Karo' campaign with first school audit
A man named Abhijeet Dipke started a plan called 'School Thik Karo', which means 'Fix the School'.
His group is called the Cockroach Janta Party.
He launched the plan on India's Independence Day, August 15, in his own village, Santuk Pimpri, in Maharashtra.
The plan wants village schools run by the government to have benches, drinking water, toilets, electricity and good meals.
Dipke checked the village school himself, and the village leader promised to fix all the problems within one week.
He says that even after 80 years of independence, children still go to schools without basic things.
The group made a checklist so parents can visit schools, take photos of what is missing and tell the village leaders, who should repair it.
Dipke questioned why so much money was spent on big banners for a flag rally when schools need it more.
He wants children to carry the Indian flag to school instead of selling it because they are poor.
CJP convenor Abhijeet Dipke launched the 'School Thik Karo' campaign from his native village Santuk Pimpri in Hingoli district, Maharashtra, on Independence Day.
Dipke conducted his first school audit, posting that government schools still lack basic amenities after 80 years of Independence; the village's sarpanch assured the panchayat will resolve the issues within a week.
The campaign aims to improve infrastructure and accountability in rural government schools, covering benches, drinking water, functional toilets, electricity and mid-day meals.
Dipke criticised political parties for neglecting government schools and questioned the funding of huge Tiranga rally banners in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, saying the money could have been spent on rural schools and students.
The CJP released a public checklist urging parents and villagers to audit schools, photograph missing facilities and share their reports with the sarpanch, the BDO and the headmaster.
- Who
- Abhijeet Dipke, convenor and founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
- What
- Launched the 'School Thik Karo' campaign to improve infrastructure and accountability in rural government schools, and conducted the campaign's first school audit
- Where
- Santuk Pimpri village in Hingoli district, Maharashtra, India
- When
- Launched on Independence Day (Saturday, August 15); the announcement was made on Friday and the first audit was shared on Saturday
- Why
- Government schools still lack basic amenities such as benches, drinking water, toilets and electricity after 80 years of Independence, and political parties have neglected them
Education focus
Rally focus
Independence Day priorities
Education focus
Dipke and the CJP argue that while Independence Day rallies should take place, attention should also be given to education, citing videos of girls who walk seven kilometres to school with no road; Dipke also questioned where the money for huge Tiranga rally banners came from, saying it could have been spent on rural schools and students.
Rally focus
The Tiranga Yatra rally organised in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reflects the view that large patriotic flag rallies are an appropriate way to mark Independence Day.
Key facts
- Party
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), also written Cockroach Janata Party
- Campaign
- School Thik Karo
- Founder/Convenor
- Abhijeet Dipke
- Launch location
- Santuk Pimpri village, Hingoli district, Maharashtra
- Launch date
- Independence Day (August 15)
- Campaign goal
- Improve infrastructure and accountability in rural government schools
- Audit checklist items
- Electricity, drinking water, functional toilets, mid-day meals, benches
- Sarpanch assurance
- Panchayat to resolve village school issues within one week
Quotes
Abhijeet Dipke
Convenor of the Cockroach Janata Party and campaign leader
“"Such rallies should take place on the occasion of our Independence Day. But attention should also be given to education because we have been getting videos that show girls complaining that they have to walk seven kilometers to reach their schools and there is no road."”
telegraphindia.com
“"I will commence the ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign in my village and request the sarpanch there to repair the local government school and make sure that the school has the basic amenities like benches and drinking water."”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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