India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement makes schools next battleground against Modi
Summary
The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), an activist group in India, is campaigning to improve conditions in the country’s poorly funded government schools. After their protests led to the resignation of the education minister, a local CJP activist in West Bengal was attacked, and his father later died, raising tensions between the group and Prime Minister Modi’s ruling party, the BJP.Key Facts
- The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) is campaigning to inspect and improve government schools in India.
- In July, their protests forced India’s education minister to resign.
- Abdul Hafeez, a CJP supporter, inspected his old school in West Bengal.
- After his visit, Hafeez and his father were assaulted by local BJP workers.
- Hafeez’s father died from his injuries two days after the attack.
- West Bengal’s BJP chief minister said the attackers had no connection to the BJP and promised action.
- The CJP’s Fix the Schools campaign focuses on clean water, toilets, electricity, safe classrooms, meals, and teacher attendance.
- Some state governments have restricted outsider access to schools, citing student privacy concerns.
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