Just after the Cockroach Janta Party raised the issue of lack of proper infrastructure in schools and sought reforms under its ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign, famed yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Saturday made similar remarks on the state of education and schools in the country.
Ramdev also threatened to go on a protest over his demands of educational reforms, saying that students from smaller schools are complaining about the lack of basics such as teachers, electricity and water. In his remarks, Ramdev also mentioned the paper leaks, an issue that recently sparked massive youth-led protests across the country which culminated in the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Union education minister.
Abhijeet Dipke’s government school critique
So, improve yourselves, or there could be more protests in the country. I don’t support anarchy in the name of protests. But there’s a lot of corruption in the country. It’s possible that Ramdev will have to protest again. “Many Gen Zs are doing well also, but some are into violence, have multiple boyfriends or girlfriends. Some are into smoking bidis and cigarettes and drinking alcohol. Ramdev’s call for educational reforms comes at a time when CJP is set to launch its ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign, spearheading the demand for reforms in government schools. No matter which political party ruled, nobody worked for government schools in states. Now there is a need, and we can make them work by asking questions. Dipke’s team conducted an audit of a government school in his native village of Santuk Pimpri in Hingoli district of Maharashtra where the party, which identifies as a pressure group, listed the poor water supply, lack of drinking water, benches, dirty washrooms and broken windows as some of the issues troubling the students.
Ramdev alleged that 90 to 99 percent of the time, interviews for government jobs are ‘fraudulent While making the remarks at an Independence Day event.
Maintaining that he doesn’t support anarchy in the name of protests, Ramdev said, “How will the country function if we have to resort to protests like this? All we are saying is that get rid of the bad and take forward the good deeds,” Ramdev said. Urging the people to begin asking questions, CJP founder Dipke said, “People have now understood that they should talk about education, which is the need of the hour.
