SRK’s ‘Swades’ inspired CJP founder to return from US, serve village

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke launched the 'School Thik Karo' campaign from his native village in Maharashtra's Hingoli district on Independence Day. He inspected government schools and flagged a lack of basic facilities such as seating, water supply, and functioning windows and toilets. The campaign will cover more government schools across Maharashtra, and Dipke has urged parents to conduct social audits of school infrastructure.

Dipke said the 2004 Shah Rukh Khan film 'Swades' inspired him to return from the United States and work for his village. In a post on X, he said he had watched the film more than 100 times and was moved by the scene where the protagonist Mohan sees a boy selling water at a station instead of being in school. 'Ever since, somewhere in my heart, I wished that someday I could do something for my own village, just like Mohan did for Charanpur,' Dipke wrote. Both Times Now and Live Mint report his statements.

The initiative is part of CJP's 'Season 2 of Jantar Mantar', which promises a nationwide listening tour focusing on public concerns, particularly education. Dipke said he would give 'everything I have to do something meaningful'.