Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convener Ashutosh Ranka and party volunteers were allegedly assaulted by a group of people on Friday while they were on their way to inspect a dilapidated government school in Jaipur’s Bagru assembly constituency.
One of the volunteers suffered a fractured arm in the attack, Ranka said.
The incident occurred near Rampura Kanwarpura village, where Ranka and his team planned to visit a government school to assess its infrastructure and facilities. The CJP team had planned to visit two government schools in Jaipur, one at Rampura Kanwarpura and the other at Bhatta Wala on Vatika Road.
“They attacked us and fractured the arm of one of our volunteers,” he said, alleging that those involved were workers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The visits were aimed at assessing the condition of school buildings, the education system and facilities available to students, according to the party. He said the CJP will continue visiting government schools despite the state education department’s directions regulating the entry of outsiders into school premises. Education minister Madan Dilawar subsequently clarified that there was no blanket ban on media entry into government schools, but said permission was required before interviewing, photographing or filming students, particularly minors.
