Niti Aayog Finds 87 Million Young Indians Not Studying, Working or Training
More than 87 million (8.7 crore) Indians age 15 to 29 are not studying, working or getting any training, according to report by NITI Aayog, the Indian government’s policy think tank.
Why the Reported Attack on CJP’s Ashutosh Ranka During a Rajasthan School Visit Is a Serious Incident
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convener Ashutosh Ranka and his team travelled to Rampura-Kanwarpura village in Jaipur district on August 21 to investigate a government primary school reportedly operating from a cattle enclosure because its building was unsafe. According to reports, members of the delegation, including a woman, were chased, beaten and pelted with stones, while their vehicles and phones were damaged. Ranka said his clothes were torn and that one volunteer suffered a fractured hand. The incident is serious for at least five reasons.
Storm Could Be Brewing for Officials Across India as CJP Turns Focus to Govt Schools
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has called on citizens, parents and village leaders nationwide to inspect government schools, film video evidence of missing facilities and submit the findings to the group, an nationwide initiative to begin on India’s Independence Day on August 15. This exercise could put every part of the school system on the spot, from the village panchayat to the education ministry.
Why Governments Feel Threatened by Women Protesters
After the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests ended in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on July 25 following Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, women and girls who had participated publicly and visibly in the agitation became the principal targets of a doxxing and harassment campaign. The campaign reveals that those behind it see women protesters as a threat and want to push them into roles defined by their own patriarchal beliefs.