FIR filed against Dipke for illegal entry into school
What's the story
An FIR has been filed against Abhijeet Dipke, the convenor of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), for allegedly entering a government school in Maharashtra's Latur district without permission. Sayyed Shamshadbano Khairatali, a teacher at Zilla Parishad Urdu School in Jawali near Ausa, lodged the complaint. The FIR also names CJP worker Ajinkya Shinde and other party members who were part of the incident.
Accusations detailed
Accusations of threatening teachers and disrupting official work
The FIR accuses Dipke and his associates of disrupting official work and threatening teachers.
They entered the school without permission, sat with students, and asked them various questions, thereby causing obstruction to educational and government work, the complaint alleged.
The complaint also alleges that they recorded videos of their visit and shared them on social media platforms.
Legal proceedings
Legal sections under which FIR has been filed
The FIR has been filed under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
These include Section 132 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging their official duty), Section 329(3) (house trespass), Section 351(2) (criminal intimidation), and Section 356(2) (criminal defamation).
Further investigations are underway, officials said.
Campaign controversy
CJP's 'School Thik Karo' campaign
The incident comes amid the CJP's "School Thik Karo" campaign, which aims to improve government schools across India.
Launched on August 15 from Dipke's native Hingoli village, the campaign has seen CJP members visiting several schools in different states.
However, it has also faced opposition in some areas.
In Jaipur's Rampura Kanwarpura, a CJP team was allegedly attacked while visiting a government school on Friday.