Assam government school infrastructure has come under scrutiny after activists from CJP began a statewide campaign to inspect facilities and document problems affecting students and teachers. The group visited government schools in Palashbari and Dispur constituencies on Monday as part of its ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign.
The inspections followed the release of CJP activists after an indefinite hunger strike in police detention. CJP convener Abhijeet Dipke abandoned his plan to travel to Assam after the organisation’s functionaries were released late Sunday night, but the group proceeded with the school visits under the leadership of co-convener Ashutosh Ranka.
The inspection team included CJP’s northeast in-charge Ankit Bhardwaj, joint secretary Prem Akash and core coordinator Sheikh Sahil Uddin Shah. Around 30 volunteers and associates from Raijor Dal and Assam Jatiya Parishad also participated, according to the report.
The team visited Khidirpukhuri Kaibartapara LP School in Rampur, under the Palashbari constituency, and Lokhra ME School in Dispur. At the Rampur school, the campaign organisers alleged that the building had holes in its tin roof, lacked clean drinking water and had an inadequate boundary wall. The reported deficiencies relate to basic safety, sanitation and site security, all of which influence whether school buildings can function safely for daily classes.
The visit also led to a confrontation. Ranka, Raijor Dal’s Gyanashree Bora and Rakesh Chakraborty, and Jatiya Parishad’s Pankaj Lochan Goswami allegedly faced opposition from BJP members in Rampur, resulting in a heated exchange. The report does not provide an official response from the school authorities, education department or BJP representatives to the allegations or the confrontation.
The campaign is expected to continue with further visits to government schools across Assam and the Northeast. CJP said the inspections were intended to assess ground realities and understand the challenges faced by students, teachers and schools. The organisation’s next visits will determine whether the concerns identified at the Rampur school are isolated deficiencies or part of a wider pattern across the state’s government-school infrastructure.
