Rs 18 Lakh Sanctioned For Rampura School; Construction To Begin Sept 1 After CJP-Villager Clash
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government has announced that construction of a new building for Government Primary School, Rampura (Kanwarpura), in Jaipur’s Sanganer block will begin on September 1, days after the school became the centre of a confrontation between Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) members and villagers.
The government said 18 lakh had been sanctioned for the new building, including 12 lakh from the District Mineral Foundation Trust (DMFT) on August 13 and 6 lakh from the MLA fund.
The announcement came late on Saturday after a CJP team visiting the village on Friday under its “School Thik Karo” campaign was attacked following a confrontation with villagers. Police have registered cross FIRs based on complaints from both sides.
CJP co-founder and spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said the party’s immediate demand regarding the Rampura school had been addressed, but its campaign over the condition of government schools would continue.
“We had not gone there to seek votes. We had gone to talk about getting the school fixed. Now that the government has approved the start of work from September 1, that issue, including our 48-hour warning, is over,” Ranka said.
He, however, questioned why construction could not have begun earlier and said there was no justification for the violence during the CJP team’s visit.
“If the government is genuinely concerned about the future of children, get the schools repaired. We are not here to fight, but we will neither retreat nor be intimidated,” he said.
Ranka claimed the decision on the Rampura school reflected the impact of the party’s campaign and asked workers to continue visiting government schools and hold peaceful demonstrations wherever required.
He also sought a firm timeline from the state government for repairing schools across Rajasthan, claiming that around 3,000 school buildings were in a dilapidated condition and 611 schools were operating without buildings.
Referring to the government’s school infrastructure roadmap, Ranka said a 12,000-crore plan had been announced on March 31 and claimed its implementation timeline had since been reduced from five years to three years.
He asked the government to disclose how many schools had been repaired over the past six months and identify those proposed to be taken up over the next year. CJP members would next visit government schools in western Rajasthan, including Jodhpur, he said.
According to the state government, the Rampura school building was declared dilapidated after a technical survey in September 2025 and was subsequently taken out of use.
A proposal to shift students to a government senior secondary school in nearby Beelwa was opposed by villagers, who cited the young age of the children and commuting difficulties. Classes were subsequently being held in a cattle enclosure.
The school currently has 18 students and two teachers.
The confrontation on Friday broke out when the CJP team arrived at Rampura Kanwarpura to inspect the school. The party alleged that BJP workers attacked its members, while villagers accused the visiting group of intimidating residents and creating a ruckus.
