CJP Pressure Pays Off? Rajasthan Clears Rs 18 Lakh School Building Days After Clash
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Rajasthan approves Rs 18 lakh for Rampura school after CJP campaign, amid allegations of violence and concerns over poor infrastructure.
By Hitanshi Kothari
The Rajasthan government has sanctioned Rs 18 lakh for a new building for a government primary school in Jaipur's Rampura village, with construction set to begin on September 1, days after a confrontation between Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) members and villagers during the party's school inspection campaign.
The government said Rs 12 lakh has been sanctioned from the District Mineral Foundation Trust (DMFT) and another Rs 6 lakh from the MLA fund for the school in Sanganer block.
New school building from September 1
The government announced the construction plan late Saturday night following the confrontation involving a CJP team that visited Rampura on Friday as part of its "School Thik Karo" campaign.
The Government Primary School, Rampura (Kanwarpura), was declared dilapidated following a technical survey in September 2025 and was subsequently taken out of use.
Of the sanctioned amount, Rs 12 lakh was approved from the DMFT on August 13, while Rs 6 lakh will come from the MLA fund.
The school currently has 18 students and two teachers.
Where are the classes held?
After the school building was declared unsafe, the government proposed shifting the students to a government senior secondary school in nearby Beelwa.
Villagers opposed the proposal, citing the young age of the students and difficulties in commuting. Classes were subsequently held in a cattle enclosure.
CJP says campaign will continue
CJP co-founder and spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said the party's immediate demand regarding the Rampura school had been addressed, but maintained that its campaign to highlight the condition of government schools across Rajasthan would continue.
Ranka said the party had not visited the village to seek votes but to raise the issue of the school's condition.
He also questioned why construction could not have started earlier and said there was no justification for the violence during the team's visit.
Party seeks school repair timeline
Ranka claimed the Rampura decision demonstrated the impact of the CJP campaign and urged party workers to continue visiting government schools and hold peaceful demonstrations where necessary.
He sought a concrete timeline from the Rajasthan government for repairing schools across the state, claiming that around 3,000 school buildings were in a dilapidated condition and 611 schools were functioning without buildings.
Government has Rs 12,000-crore plan
Ranka also referred to the government's school infrastructure roadmap, saying a Rs 12,000-crore plan was announced on March 31.
He claimed the proposed timeline for completing the work had been reduced from five years to three years and asked the government to disclose how many schools had been repaired in the past six months and which schools would be taken up over the next year.
Cross FIRs after village clash
The announcement followed a confrontation on Friday when the CJP team visited Rampura-Kanwarpura to inspect the school.
The CJP alleged that BJP workers attacked its members, while villagers accused the visiting group of intimidating residents and creating a ruckus.
Police registered cross FIRs based on complaints filed by a villager and a CJP member on Friday night.
CJP to continue school inspections
Ranka said CJP members would next visit government schools in western Rajasthan, including in Jodhpur, as part of the party's ongoing inspection campaign.
He said the party would continue raising issues related to school infrastructure while calling for peaceful demonstrations where necessary.
