Villagers clash with CJP’s school inspection team in Rajasthan

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Villagers shout slogans during a protest after workers of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) visit a government school for inspection, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on August 21, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI

A Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) team faced resistance from villagers during a visit to a government primary school in Jaipur's Bagru Assembly constituency on Friday (August 21, 2026) as part of its ongoing ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign , with locals allegedly pushing the activists out of the village, sources said.

The incident took place at Rampura Kanwarpura village in Jaipur district, where CJP workers had gone to inspect the school and interact with the students and teachers.

Bagru DSP Dharmendra Sharma, however, said he was unaware of any such development.

The locals reportedly barricaded the main approach road to the village before the CJP team arrived and were seen checking vehicles entering the area.

Villagers clash with workers of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) who tried to visit a government school in Bagru village | Photo Credit: PTI

Soon, a confrontation broke out between the villagers and the CJP workers, following which the latter were pushed out of the area, the sources said.

The villagers later staged a sit-in outside the school, raising slogans against the CJP.

The school building has been closed for students after being declared ‘unsafe’. Classes are currently being held in a cattle enclosure near the school building.

The villagers, who were joined by BJP workers, said the school could be repaired with local efforts and claimed that the government had already sanctioned funds for the work.

The CJP team had planned to visit two government schools in Jaipur district on Friday to assess their infrastructure and the facilities available to the students.

Friday’s visit followed a controversy over the entry of public and media into government schools in Rajasthan.

Following earlier inspections by the CJP, the state education department reportedly restricted entry of outsiders and mediapersons into schools without a specific reason.