Udaipur- A joint delegation from the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and the Adivasi Ekta Parishad conducted an extensive ground assessment of government schools across Demat, Pongli, Babri, and neighbouring villages in Udaipur’s Kherwara constituency as part of the ongoing ’Adivasi School Thik Karo’ campaign.

Led by CJP National Co-Convenor Ashutosh Ranka, the team documented dilapidated structures, makeshift classrooms, severe facility shortages, and designated school plots where no permanent buildings exist. The findings prompted CJP to question the execution of the ₹1,500 crore Tribal Area Development (TAD) budget, demanding a public accounting of funds allocated, spent, and left unutilised.

Field inspections across Nayagaon tehsil revealed severe operational failures and chronic neglect. At the Government Primary Tribal School in Demat, 70 students rely on a single teacher and two crumbling classrooms; visual evidence showed Independence Day greetings from August 15 left untouched on a chalkboard, with locals alleging that regular classes had been suspended for nearly a month.

Another tribal school in Demat, operating out of a makeshift mud room was found storing food supplies inside a lavatory, while video footage documented maggots in a school kitchen and stones mixed into rice intended for the midday meal scheme.

At a local higher-secondary school serving 380 students, severe structural degradation posed an immediate safety hazard, forcing several communities across the region to conduct classes in tents and mud huts while pooling their own funds for basic educational supplies.

Addressing the stark disparity during the visit, Ranka said, “When politicians’ children study in good schools, why are those with the primary right over this country’s resources forced into these conditions?”

Ranka further warned, “If the government does not soon prepare a comprehensive plan to fix all schools across the tribal areas, a major movement will be launched across the entire division. We will not step back until every school is fixed.”

Responding to the recent ₹401.03 crore sanction under NABARD’s Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF-XXXII) for 472 state schools, Ranka demanded school-wise breakdowns, completion timelines, and execution audits.

The CJP’s primary demands include:

1. Immediate structural repairs for all unsafe tribal schools.

2. Rapid construction of permanent facilities on designated plots.

3. Universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygienic meals.

4. Full financial transparency for tribal development funds.

CJP affirmed that the ‘Adivasi School Thik Karo’ campaign will continue until sanctioned funds translate into functional and safe classrooms.

The CJP delegation included Deepak Baliyan, Rekha Sharma, Mukesh Allrounder, Ram Jakhar, Ayaz Chauhan, and Vishal Saini; Adivasi Ekta Parishad members Kusum Rawat and Sadhna Meena; social worker Praveen Parmar; and local volunteers.