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Dipke asks leaders to send children to village schools
ThePrint··18 Aug
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke said on 18 August that ministers, MLAs and MPs should send their children to village schools for one day. Speaking during a Hingoli protest, he said rural students walk several kilometres for class. He asked whether ministers would send their own children walking the same way. The remark came during School Thik Karo.
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What It Means For You
- If your child walks a long village road to a government school, Dipke asked elected leaders to send their children on that walk for one day.
- Anyone in Hingoli can note the School Thik Karo campaign began from Santuk Pimpri and continued with a protest this week.
- If you are a parent at a rural school, CJP has asked you to check water, toilets, electricity and midday meals and record gaps.
What's Happening
- On 18 August 2026, Dipke told politicians in Hingoli to send their children to village schools for a day.
- He said remote pupils often walk 7 to 10 kilometres, especially in the monsoon.
- He tied the remark to the School Thik Karo campaign launched the previous week.
How School Thik Karo Asks Parents To Audit
- CJP launched the campaign on Independence Day from Dipke's village, asking parents to film missing facilities.
- Dipke said the effort is not against sarpanches, whose children often study in the same government schools.
- He cited tribal school deaths in Melghat in Amravati and in Gadchiroli while speaking in Hingoli.
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