The Cockroach Janta Party launched a nationwide campaign on Aug. 15 [1] to audit and repair dilapidated government schools across India.
The movement targets systemic neglect in public education, focusing on basic infrastructure failures that affect millions of students in rural and urban areas.
Led by founder Abhijeet Dipke and activist Saurav Das, the "School Thik Karo" (Fix the Schools) campaign focuses on three BJP-ruled regions: Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Delhi [3]. The party is conducting audits to document broken toilets and leaking roofs in public facilities.
"School thik karo" — we will audit every government school and expose the neglect, Dipke said.
The campaign has escalated from school visits to high-profile political protests. Organizers have staged demonstrations at India Gate and the Parliament House in New Delhi. These actions are designed to pressure the central government for comprehensive education reforms.
Protesters have specifically targeted the leadership of the education ministry. Some demonstrators inside Parliament said the education minister must resign for failing children.
While some reports indicate the movement began following a killing, other accounts frame the campaign as a direct response to infrastructure decay. The CJP continues to call for the minister's resignation, though reports vary on whether the government has conceded to this demand.
The party has scheduled a fresh wave of protests for Sept. 5 [2]. This date coincides with Teachers' Day in India, amplifying the movement's focus on the state of the educational system.
The CJP's strategy involves using public audits to create a visual record of neglect, contrasting official government claims of progress with the physical reality of crumbling classrooms.
“"School thik karo" — we will audit every government school and expose the neglect.”
The Cockroach Janta Party is utilizing a grassroots auditing model to turn infrastructure failure into a political liability for the ruling BJP. By timing protests around Independence Day and Teachers' Day, the movement seeks to frame education not as a policy issue, but as a fundamental failure of governance and human rights.
