Cockroach Janta Party Founder Abhijeet Dipke Calls for School Reforms and Use of PM CARES Funds
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- The Hindu
- Hindustan Times
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Abhijeet Dipke, the founder and convenor of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has launched a campaign titled School Thik Karo to highlight the poor condition of government schools in rural India. During a visit to a Zilla Parishad school in Latur, Dipke alleged that students lack basic facilities such as proper classrooms, benches, toilets, and safe access roads. He called for the resignation of Maharashtra School Education Minister Dada Bhuse, claiming that students are treated worse than animals and that ministers' dogs receive better facilities than the children. Dipke further suggested that ministers and MLAs should send their own children to government schools to understand these struggles.
In a separate appeal, Dipke proposed that the PM CARES Fund, which audited statements show rose to 8,452.07 crore rupees in 2024, 2025, be used to repair rural schools and provide drinking water. The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) responded by rejecting this proposal, stating that the fund is reserved for emergency and disaster relief. The BJP also alleged that the CJP is a pet project of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and suggested that Dipke visit schools in AAP ruled Punjab to assess their condition.
Reporting on the event differed based on political lean. A center left source focused on the humanitarian aspect of the school conditions and Dipke's calls for political accountability. In contrast, a center right source framed the story around the political clash between the BJP and the CJP, emphasizing the BJP's accusations regarding the CJP's ties to the Aam Aadmi Party.
How each side framed it
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- The reporting focused on the dilapidated state of government schools and the necessity of holding ministers accountable for student welfare.
- Centre-right
- The reporting emphasized the political conflict and the BJP's dismissal of the PM CARES fund request as a political stunt linked to the AAP.
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