Abhijeet Dipke Launches 'School Thik Karo' Campaign to Reform Government Schools

Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has called for it to be mandatory for education department officials and ministers to enroll their children in government schools. Speaking on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, Dipke argued that such a move would lead to a drastic improvement in the quality of public education and questioned why officials do not trust their own work if they continue to send their children to private schools.

Dipke is currently leading the 'School Thik Karo' campaign to highlight deficiencies in rural government schools. During a visit to his native Hingoli district in Maharashtra, he identified several issues including poor water supply, lack of benches, dirty washrooms, and broken windows. He also shared a video of a Zilla Parishad school headmaster who allegedly drank and slept in class; authorities subsequently suspended the teacher. Dipke further criticized the Maharashtra government for failing to provide transport for rural students, noting that some children must walk seven to ten kilometers to reach school.

Dipke, a Boston University graduate who returned to India to lead protests against the NEET paper leak, stated that he would be open to contesting Lok Sabha elections from Hingoli if government schools are not repaired. He has also responded to critics questioning his educational qualifications by offering to show his degree and suggesting that the public should similarly seek the degree of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Reporting on the event differed by political lean. The center left source framed the story as a critique of systemic failure and the plight of rural students. In contrast, the center right source focused more on Dipke's social media outreach and his specific challenges to the educational qualifications of political leaders.