Village students shifted to vacant house after attack on CJP activists in Rajasthan

A tense atmosphere prevailed in Rampura-Kanwarpura village near Jaipur on August 22, 2026, following an attack on Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activists. The CJP activists had attempted to inspect a government school, which was deemed unsafe for students due to its dilapidated condition. The activists were reportedly assaulted and hounded out of the village in an incident that some villagers described as not wanting to escalate into a "political twist."

About 20 students of the government primary school were temporarily shifted to a vacant house located nearby after the attack. The students had previously been studying in a cattle enclosure close to the school building in unhygienic conditions due to the unsafe state of the school. The school building, constructed in 1999, was deemed unsafe after a tragic roof collapse in Jhalawar district in July 2025 that claimed the lives of seven students.

CJP co-convener Ashutosh Ranka had planned a visit to the village to highlight the poor conditions in which the children were being taught. The village owner, Ravishankar Sharma, agreed to the students' temporary relocation to a house previously used as a grocery shop. A blackboard was placed outside the house for the students to attend classes during school hours.

Ranka expressed his commitment to raising the issue until the government built good schools for the children. He warned that the CJP would not let the children's future be ruined. The villagers hung a poster on the locked entrance gate of the cattle enclosure, appealing to the CJP to adopt the government schools through the Education Department's 'Gyan Sankalp' platform and contribute financially for the school's renovation.

Rajesh Sharma, a former ward member in Rampura-Kanwarpura, stated that the villagers were willing to assist the government in refurbishing the school building but emphasized that the issue should not be politicized. Another villager, Ram Kishore, claimed that the political intervention would lead to confrontation and denied any involvement of villagers in the reported assault on the CJP volunteers.

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Bagru constituency, Kailash Verma, visited the village on Saturday and mentioned that ₹18 lakh had already been sanctioned for constructing new classrooms in the school. The Opposition parties were accused of misleading the public with rhetoric. Verma condemned anyone creating unrest and disorder in the village.

The CJP and local villagers lodged complaints with the police, accusing each other of assault and causing disturbance. The investigation into the incident is underway, with statements being recorded and evidence collected.