CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke booked over alleged unauthorised entry into Latur school, threatening teachers

A case has been registered against Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) convenor Abhijeet Dipke and others in Latur for allegedly entering a government school without permission, disrupting official work and threatening teachers, according to a report by PTI.

The FIR was registered at Ausa police station following a complaint by Sayyed Shamshadbano Khairatali, 53, a teacher at a Zilla Parishad Urdu school in Jawali near Ausa, over 500 km from Mumbai.

Dipke has been visiting government schools across Latur district as part of the CJP's ongoing 'School Thik Karo' (improve government schools) campaign, during which he has been highlighting issues faced by the schools.

According to the complaint, Dipke and his associates entered the ZP Urdu school at Jawali without permission, sat among the students and questioned them. The complainant alleged that this caused an obstruction to educational and government work.

Dipke also filmed the proceedings and later shared the video on social media, the complaint said.

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The complaint further alleged that Dipke defamed the school by claiming that students from another school had been brought in and made to sit in the classrooms during his visit. He also allegedly threatened to get the teachers suspended.

Police have booked Dipke and others under sections 132 (Assault or use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging their official duty), 329(3) (house trespass), 351(2) (criminal intimidation) and 356(2) (criminal defamation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Further probe was on, officials said.

Abhijeet on Thursday demanded the resignation of Maharashtra School Education Minister Dada Bhuse, alleging that government schools in the state continue to lack basic facilities.

Dipke made the remarks during a visit to a Zilla Parishad school in Ujani village of Latur's Ausa tehsil as part of the CJP's 'School Thik Karo' campaign, which was launched last week.

He alleged that several government schools continue to struggle with basic facilities such as proper classrooms, benches, toilets and safe roads. He also raised concerns about unhygienic conditions and the safety of students.

"It is a question of students' lives," he added.

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"When political leaders are not doing anything for students, why should people vote for them? Do people vote for them so that they can only travel in helicopters? People should see in what conditions their children are studying. The dogs of these ministers get better facilities than this," he said.

Dipke urged people to question elected representatives about the condition of schools in their villages, regardless of their political affiliation.

"People should also tell the leaders coming to their village, irrespective of political parties, to work for education. Tell them not to come for votes at our doorstep till they work for education. For politics, we come out of our homes with flags of caste and community. Similarly, we should come out for the schools of our children," he said.