Hours after CJP's school inspection call, Rajasthan bars outsiders from campuses
Rajasthan's education department has restricted outsider entry into schools without principal permission. This directive follows the Cockroach Janta Party's announcement of a statewide campaign. The CJP plans to inspect dilapidated government schools across nine districts over two weeks. Volunteers will raise student issues as the administration has ignored repair demands. The group warns of a…
In the wake of the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) statewide campaign to inspect dilapidated government schools, the Rajasthan education department promptly barred outsiders from entering school premises on Sunday evening without permission from the principal or head of the institution. The order, issued by the Rajasthan education department, exempted only government officials performing official duties from the permission requirement.
Photography, videography, interviews, audio recording or live streaming involving students, teachers or school activities also necessitated prior clearance from the principal. Every visitor was mandated to sign the visitor's register before entering the school premises.
The CJP is set to launch its "School Thik Karo" campaign, which aims to hold the government accountable for the maintenance and repair of government schools across the state. National spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka revealed that the organization has received requests from nine districts - Jaipur, Ajmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Dholpur, Bharatpur, Kota, Barmer and Hanumangarh - to inspect unsafe or poorly maintained schools. Volunteers are scheduled to visit all districts within the next two weeks.
Ranka highlighted that the campaign was launched following the CJP's protest at a government school in Thanagazi, Alwar, which marked the start of the movement. He criticized the education minister for failing to provide a concrete plan to fix over 80,000 classrooms in dilapidated conditions across the state, over a year after the school collapse tragedy in Jhalawar.
The group has threatened a mass movement, demanding the resignation of the education minister, Madan Dilawar, if a plan is not presented in the state assembly.
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