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611 Rajasthan schools run without buildings, govt blames Congress
Rajasthan's BJP-led government admitted in the state Assembly on Friday that 611 government schools are functioning without their own buildings, citing Unified District Information System for Education data for 2025-26. The government,…
Rajasthan's BJP-led government admitted in the state Assembly on Friday that 611 government schools are functioning without their own buildings, citing Unified District Information System for Education data for 2025-26. The government, responding to a question from Leader of Opposition Tika Ram Jully, blamed the previous Congress government under Ashok Gehlot for the poor infrastructure, calling it their 'sin'. The admission comes amid the Cockroach Janata Party's (CJP) 'School Thik Karo' campaign to inspect school conditions across the state.
CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said on Saturday that the campaign is not politically motivated and will continue until schools are repaired. He questioned why the government is not asked when it will repair the 600 schools without buildings and 85,000 dilapidated classrooms. Ranka also alleged that CJP volunteers were attacked by BJP workers while visiting a school in Jaipur's Bagru constituency, and that videos of the incident have been submitted to police. The CJP rejects claims of targeting the BJP, saying it seeks government accountability.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Hindustan Times frames the story around the BJP government's deflection of responsibility to the Congress, using the loaded term 'sin' and quoting the audit after the Jhalawar accident. National Herald gives primacy to the CJP's denial of political motive and its demand for concrete timelines from the government. Both sources report the same core fact, 611 schools without buildings, but differ sharply in whose account leads. The measured takeaway: the government has acknowledged a serious infrastructure deficit, but blame-shifting and the CJP's adversarial campaign risk turning a governance issue into a political slugfest. What to watch: whether the government releases a repair timeline, and if the CJP produces further school inspection reports that sustain public pressure.
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Coverage: 2 sources, 1 pro-government, 1 government-critical
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com (pro government), nationalheraldindia.com (government critical)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
