CJP chief launches nationwide drive to upgrade village government schools on Independence Day

Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, unveiled a nationwide effort to address what he described as decades of neglect of village government schools, timed to coincide with Independence Day. Launching the campaign from his home village of Hingoli in Maharashtra, he will approach the local sarpanch and urge other village heads across India to join the “Sarpanch Challenge,” which promises public recognition for schools that are upgraded.

The party plans to share before-and-after photos on social media and will distribute a simple audit form so parents can record the presence of electricity, clean drinking water, functional washrooms and mid-day meals, encouraging video evidence where gaps exist. Dipke also extended support to Jharkhand student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who has been hospitalized after a prolonged hunger strike protesting alleged recruitment exam fraud, condemning police actions as “cruel and inhuman.”

The CJP previously ended a 36-day protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar after the education minister’s resignation. The campaign seeks to ensure that children of farmers and labourers receive schooling conditions comparable to urban peers.