• Source:JND
HighLights
  1. CJP announces September 5 march to Delhi Police HQ.
  2. Abhijeet Dipke seeks government school data from all states.
  3. Highlights poor infrastructure and vacancies in public education.

Cockroach Janta Party on Monday announced to hold a march from India Gate to the Delhi Police headquarters on September 5 over the alleged government failure to honour its July 25 commitment to the student protesters. The announcement was made after a key meeting to decide the next move of the outfit.

A statement after the meeting stated that the march would be led by the families of the NEET aspirants who allegedly died by suicide over the paper leak and victims of the alleged police brutality. 

A month after those commitments were publicly made, the CJP national committee expressed serious concern over the lack of concrete action and questioned whether the government intends to honour its word.

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"Instead of implementing what was promised, the Union Government has delayed action, hidden behind technicalities and avoided giving clear commitments, even before the Supreme Court of India," the statement reads.

Meanwhile, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke on Monday wrote a letter to all the state education ministers in India, seeking infrastructure, vacancies and funding details of the government schools.

In a letter that he shared on social media, Dipke expressed concern over the lack of basic amenities. He also urged the ministers to "treat the condition of public education as an urgent priority."

He shared the letter with a caption, "The country needs to know what steps are being taken to improve govt schools." Dipke's letter came amid the ongoing 'School Theek Karo' campaign by the party. As part of the initiative, the CJP workers and leaders have been visiting the government schools to inspect them for basic facilities and infrastructure. 

He wrote, "It has been 80 years since India gained Independence, yet children in many government schools still do not have access to safe drinking water, functional washrooms, proper classrooms, or even something as basic as benches to sit on." The letter further cited visuals on social media, showing the alleged pitiable state of the schools.

"The visuals emerging from government schools and circulating on social media should make all of us deeply concerned. No child in this country should be forced to study in such conditions. They are being treated worse than animals," he stated.

"How can we expect our country to progress when children are still struggling for the most basic facilities required to get an education? We believe it is time for governments across the country to treat the condition of public education as an urgent priority and work to improve our schools on a war footing. But before we can fix the problem, the people deserve to know where we stand today," he added.

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Dipke's six questions to education ministers

Dipke has urged the ministers to provide answers to six questions related to the government schools.

  • How many government schools in the state have been renovated in the last five years, and how many currently require repairs or complete renovation?
  • How many teaching positions are currently sanctioned, how many are filled, and how many remain vacant?
  • How much money has been allocated for government schools in the last five years, and how much of it has actually been spent?
  • How many additional government schools are required to ensure that every child has reasonable access to quality education?
  • Apart from teaching, what non-teaching duties and responsibilities are assigned to government school teachers?
  • How many government schools currently have adequate access to computers and digital learning facilities, clean and functional toilets, and proper sports facilities and equipment for children?

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