BJP leaders oppose Cockroach Janta Party's Fix the Schools campaign in India

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) launched its “Fix the Schools” campaign in early June, pledging to overhaul dilapidated infrastructure, update curricula, and increase teacher training in public schools across India. The party’s manifesto highlights a budget of ₹12,000 crore for renovations and the introduction of digital classrooms in under‑served districts, positioning the initiative as a response to longstanding deficiencies in the nation’s education system. Within a week of the announcement, the CJP began a series of rallies and social‑media drives aimed at mobilising parents, teachers and civil‑society groups to pressure state governments into adopting its proposals.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and supporters have publicly challenged the campaign, arguing that the CJP lacks the administrative capacity and financial credibility to implement such reforms. Senior BJP spokesperson Anil Sharma described the plan as “politically motivated theatrics” that could divert attention from the ruling coalition’s own education policies, while local BJP units in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra organized counter‑rallies emphasizing existing government schemes such as the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan. The party also warned that the CJP’s funding model, which relies on crowd‑sourced donations, may not meet the regulatory standards for public expenditure. As the debate intensifies, education stakeholders are awaiting clarification from both parties on how the proposed initiatives would be coordinated with existing state and central programs.