CJP school inspection turns violent in Jaipur, Ashutosh Ranka blames ‘BJP goons’ | Watch Video

CJP school inspection turns violent in Jaipur, Ashutosh Ranka blames ‘BJP goons’ | Watch Video

Published By: Mayank Kasyap 21 Aug 2026 03:56 PM
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Courtesy: X/AshutoshRanka

A visit by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) workers to a government primary school in Jaipur’s Rampura-Kanwarpura village turned hostile on Friday. Locals confronted the team and forced them to leave the area, leading to a scuffle and competing claims about who was responsible.

CJP co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka alleged that those who opposed the visit were not genuine villagers but “goons summoned by the BJP”. In posts on X he claimed that vehicles were attacked, windows smashed, stones pelted, and that some team members, including women, were assaulted. He said his own clothes were torn.

Ranka further alleged that children at the school were being taught in a cowshed “among buffaloes” and that attempts to highlight the issue were being blocked through political pressure. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke also accused BJP workers of targeting volunteers and questioned the role of the Rajasthan Police.

What did the local residents say?

Local residents offered a different account. One resident told reporters that the CJP visit was opposed because people believed the school was being targeted for demolition despite having 20-25 students enrolled. “We opposed them because they are attempting to tear down this school. About 20-25 students come here to study. Where will they go? We won’t let them tear down the school. Funds for its repair have already been sanctioned. There was just a heated exchange,” she said.

Villagers later staged a protest outside the school and raised slogans against the CJP team.

Why did the confrontation happen now?

The incident forms part of the CJP’s “School Thik Karo” campaign, under which the party has announced plans to inspect government schools across Rajasthan that it claims suffer from poor infrastructure, teacher shortages and inadequate facilities. Ranka had earlier said the party had received requests from several districts, including Jaipur, Ajmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur and others.

Days before the Jaipur visit, the Rajasthan Education Department issued a circular restricting entry of outsiders into government schools. The order requires prior permission from the principal, entry in the visitor register, and written approval for photography or videography. The government cited the need to protect children’s safety, privacy, dignity and welfare. The restrictions were issued shortly after the CJP announced its inspection plans.

Police officials in the area were reported as saying they were not immediately aware of the specific confrontation.

What happens next?

The competing narratives have quickly acquired a political colour. The CJP has framed the episode as an attempt to suppress scrutiny of school conditions, while local residents and the ruling party’s supporters present it as community resistance to an unauthorised visit. Further statements from the Rajasthan government, the police, and the CJP leadership are expected as both sides continue to push their versions of events.

The episode highlights the rising tension between the newly active CJP’s campaign on public education infrastructure and the BJP government’s efforts to regulate outsider access to school campuses.