JAIPUR: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) co-convener Ashutosh Ranka and party volunteers were allegedly assaulted on Friday while travelling to inspect a dilapidated government school in Jaipur’s Bagru Assembly constituency. Ranka claimed that one volunteer suffered a fractured arm in the attack near Rampura Kanwarpura village.
Ranka alleged that those involved were BJP workers. A purported video shows a group confronting the CJP team, with “Jai Shri Ram” slogans audible in the background.
The CJP team had planned to visit government schools in Rampura Kanwarpura and Bhatta Wala on Vatika Road to assess their infrastructure and facilities. Ranka had earlier alleged that the Rampura school’s main building had become unsafe, forcing students to study in a shed about 50 metres away.
According to the CJP, a group gathered near the village and blocked the road after Ranka announced the visit on social media. The party alleged that its members were assaulted when they reached the area.
Ranka demanded the arrest of those involved within 48 hours and the withdrawal of the Education Department’s order regulating outsiders’ entry into government schools, warning of an agitation demanding Education Minister Madan Dilawar’s resignation.
CJP founder Abhijit Deepke also warned that if the government failed to address the demands raised by party workers, he would come to Jaipur and join the protest.
Dilawar appealed to political organisations not to turn schools into “political arenas”. LoP Tikaram Jully condemned the violence in the assembly, while Congress state president Govind Singh Dotasra held the BJP responsible.
BJP ministers Avinash Gehlot and Jawahar Singh Bedham accused the CJP of politicising the issue.