The
Cock oach
Ja ta
Pa ty
(CJP)
has
backed
a
‘Ge
Alpha& squo;
p otest
i
Utta
P adesh& squo;s
Hami pu ,
whe e
schoolchild e
blocked
the
mai
gate
of
the
dist ict
Collecto ate
o
Tuesday
to
dema d
a
p ope
oad
co ecti g
thei
villages.
The
child e
ma ched
seve al
kilomet es
f om
Cha dupu
a d
ea by
villages
to
the
Collecto ate,
ca yi g
the
T icolou ,
placa ds
a d
ba e s.
Thei
pa e ts
a d
othe
eside ts
also
accompa ied
them,
HT
epo ted.
“Well
do e,& dquo;
CJP
spokespe so
Sau av
Das
said
while
eacti g
to
a
video
of
the
p otest.
Child e
P otest
1.5-Km
Road
I
Poo
Co ditio
The
p otest
was
ce t ed
o
a
oughly
1.5-km
oad
se vi g
seve al
settleme ts
alo g
the
Yamu a
belt.
Followi g
the
ai s,
the
st etch
has
tu ed
i to
mud
a d
slush,
maki g
moveme t
difficult
fo
local
eside ts.
The
poo
co ditio
of
the
oad
has
also
affected
child e ‘s
access
to
school
a d
made
it
difficult
to
take
sick
eside ts
to
hospitals.
The
oad
se ves
ea ly
3,000
people
livi g
i
Cha dupu
a d
su ou di g
de as,
i cludi g
B ahma
ka
De a,
Ba vasi
ka
De a,
Athbhaiya
ka
De a,
Bachchi
ka
De a,
Bhikhua
ka
De a,
Gusai
Baba
ka
De a
a d
Ga gwa
ka
De a.
Child e
Refuse
To
Leave
Collecto ate
Gate
As
the
p oteste s
app oached
the
Collecto ate
o
Tuesday
mo i g,
SDM
Sada
Abhishek
Kuma
a d
CO
Yashpal
Si gh,
accompa ied
by
police
pe so el,
eached
the
oute
a d
t ied
to
stop
them.
The
child e ,
howeve ,
co ti ued
towa ds
the
Collecto ate
a d
eve tually
blocked
its
mai
gate.
Officials
attempted
to
co vi ce
them
to
e d
the
p otest,
but
the
child e
efused
to
move.
Officials
a d
employees
i side
the
buildi g
we e
co seque tly
u able
to
exit.
CJP
Fou de
Abhijeet
Dipke
Backs
P otest
CJP
fou de
Abhijeet
Dipke
late
exte ded
his
suppo t
to
the
p otest.
Sha i g
the
video
o
his
I stag am
Sto ies,
he
said,
“This
I depe de ce
Day,
let& squo;s
pledge
to
imp ove
gove me t
schools
i
ou
villages.& dquo;
O
X,
he
w ote,
“Salute
to
these
kids
who
a e
fighti g
fo
thei
futu e!
All
they
a e
aski g
fo
is
a
oad
to
thei
school.
Is
that
too
much
to
ask
afte
ea ly
80
yea s
of
I depe de ce?
This
should
have
bee
do e
decades
ago.
This
15th
August,
let& squo;s
pledge
to
wo k
fo
the
child e
a d
schools
of
u al
I dia.”
CJP’s
Campaig
To
Imp ove
Ru al
Schools
The
Hami pu
p otest
came
a
day
afte
Dipke
a ou ced
a
campaig
focused
o
imp ovi g
gove me t
schools
i
villages.
The
30-yea -old,
who
is
ow
leadi g
a
‘p essu e
g oup& squo;
agai st
the
gove me t,
u ged
sa pa ches
a d
pa e ts
to
take
up
the
“social
a d
mo al
espo sibility& dquo;
of
e su i g
bette
basic
facilities
fo
child e .
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Pet ol
P ice
To
Rise
By
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Paise
As
Sukhu
Govt
Imposes
O pha ,
Widow
Cess
Dipke
has
called
o
people
to
make
the
pledge
o
August
15,
I dia& squo;s
80th
I depe de ce
Day.
He
said
he
would
sta t
the
campaig
f om
his
ow
village,
Hi goli,
i
Maha asht a& squo;s
Ma athwada
egio ,
by
app oachi g
the
sa pa ch
a d
seeki g
imp oveme ts
to
gove me t
schools
the e.
I
a
video
message
sha ed
o
social
media,
Dipke
said
gove me t
schools
i
villages
had
bee
“ eglected
a d
ig o ed& dquo;
ove
the
past
80
yea s.
He
also
questio ed
why
u al
child e
co ti ued
to
lack
facilities
available
to
stude ts
i
la ge
cities.
Acco di g
to
Dipke,
child e
i
villages
still
have
to
walk
lo g
dista ces
to
atte d
school
a d
ofte
lack
basic
facilities
such
as
d i ki g
wate
a d
wash ooms.
“How
difficult
it
must
be
fo
small
gi ls.
So,
I
feel
that
this
August
15,
if
we
should
pay
atte tio
to
a ythi g,
it
should
be
to
maki g
a
ew
sta t,
a d
we
must
begi
by
co ecti g
ou
gove me t
schools,& dquo;
he
said.
He
also
appealed
to
village
heads
ac oss
the
cou t y
to
add ess
the
issue
a d
imp ove
schools
i
thei
espective
villages.
Dipke
said
the
CJP
would
showcase
thei
effo ts
o
its
social
media
platfo ms,
alo g
with
c edits
a d
visuals.
CJP
Expa ds
Youth-Focused
Activities
The
campaig
ma ks
a othe
expa sio
of
the
CJP& squo;s
youth-focused
activities.
The
o ga isatio
bega
as
a
o li e
sati ical
platfo m
lau ched
by
Dipke
f om
the
US
befo e
movi g
to
st eet
p otests,
i cludi g
a
agitatio
ove
the
NEET
pape
leak
a d
othe
stude t- elated
issues.
The
p otest
at
Delhi& squo;s
Ja ta
Ma ta
d ew
stude ts
a d
pa e ts
f om
diffe e t
pa ts
of
the
cou t y.
Climate
activist
So am
Wa gchuk
also
joi ed
the
agitatio .
The
p otests
led
to
the
esig atio
of
Dha me d a
P adha
as
U io
educatio
mi iste .
Afte
the
demo st atio s
e ded
o
July
25,
the
CJP
held
a
two-day
st ategy
meeti g
i
Maha asht a
a d
a ou ced
that
it
would
co ti ue
as
a
youth
moveme t,
with
Wa gchuk
as
its
me to .
Last
week,
Dipke
also
a ou ced
the
atio wide
“Kya
Bolti
Public& dquo;
campaig
to
u de sta d
people’s
co ce s,
sayi g
educatio
would
be
the
fi st
focus
of
the
out each
i itiative.
