A government school building whose rickety condition was exposed by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) members last month as part of its “School thik Karo campaign” was demolished by authorities, officials said on Wednesday.
The school hit the headlines after a CJP team visited it as as part of its ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign to highlight the condition of government schools.
As per the plan, cleaning began at the school yesterday, and demolition of the old building to make way for new construction is underway today. Bulldozers could be seen demolishing the primary government school in Rampura Kanwarpura village in Bagru assembly constituency of Jaipur. The school hit the headlines after a CJP team visited it as as part of its ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign to highlight the condition of government schools. Buffaloes are also tethered near the temporary facility.
Rs 12 lakh from District Mineral Foundation Trust (DMFT) funds and Rs 6 lakh from the MLA’s local development fund had already been approved for the school on August 13, according to MLA Kailash Verma. After the clash, the Chief Minister announced that on September 1 construction would be started. In its response the government submitted a five-year action plan costing Rs 12,500 crore; following recent development the government has decided to accelerate the plan and implement it over three years. Earlier reporting noted: Dilapidated Jaipur school where CJP workers were attacked demolished; new building soon The dilapidated building of the government school in Jaipur’s Rampura Kanwarpura village, where Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) workers were attacked during the August 21 visit under the ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign, was demolished on Wednesday. A new building will now be constructed at the site at a cost of ₹ 18 lakh, state government said . Party co-convener Ashutosh Ranka, who was injured in the August 21 attack said the school was functioning from a buffalo shed. Earlier reporting noted: The Government Primary School, located in the Bagru Assembly constituency, was declared unsafe in September 2025 and subsequently taken out of use. Its 18 students have since been attending classes in two rooms and a tin shed arranged by villagers.
The BJP MLA claimed he had already secured the funds and said the government is sensitive to school issues.
Last year the Rajasthan High Court took suo motu cognisance of dilapidated school conditions after an accident at a school in Peepalodi, Jhalawar. Earlier reporting noted: The CJP described this as a victory for its campaign that aims to fix government schools.
