Cockroach Janata Party activists on Friday faced resistance from villagers during a visit to a government primary school in Jaipur’s Bagru Assembly constituency as part of its ongoing ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign, sources said.
The incident occurred in Rampura Kanwarpura village, where CJP workers had gone to inspect the school and interact with students and teachers. The villagers allegedly barricaded the main approach road before the team arrived and checked vehicles entering the area.
A confrontation broke out between the villagers and CJP workers, following which the activists were reportedly pushed out of the village.
The villagers later staged a sit-in outside the school and raised slogans against the CJP.
Bagru DSP Dharmendra Sharma said he was unaware of any such incident.
The school building has been declared unsafe and closed to students, with classes currently being conducted in a cattle enclosure nearby.
The villagers, joined by BJP workers, said the school could be repaired through local efforts and claimed that the government had already sanctioned funds for the work.
The CJP team had planned to inspect two government schools in Jaipur district on Friday as part of its campaign to assess infrastructure, facilities and academic arrangements, besides interacting with teachers and students.
The visit comes amid a controversy over restrictions on the entry of outsiders and mediapersons into Rajasthan government schools.
The education department reportedly imposed the restrictions following earlier inspections by the CJP.
CJP co-convener Ashutosh Ranka criticised the move and accused the Rajasthan government of trying to conceal the poor condition of government schools.
“The education minister is adopting an authoritarian approach to hide the poor state of education in Rajasthan. We will not be intimidated by the government's order. Our mission will continue until the condition of all government schools in Rajasthan improves,” Ranka said.
Under the ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign, the CJP is inspecting government schools in rural areas to assess their academic arrangements, student facilities, school buildings and other infrastructure, while gathering feedback from teachers and students.
(With inputs from PTI)
