India, Aug. 22 -- The civic education department has barred volunteers of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) from entering municipal schools without permission. The CJP, campaigning for student rights, has launched a country-wide 'School Thik Karo' campaign, to inspect civic and government schools and conduct a social audit.

On Wednesday, the CJP inspected the Mumbai Public School in Colaba and its activists attempted to visit Nadkarni Park Municipal School in Wadala on Thursday. However, senior CJP members were barred entry as they had not sought permission.

The CJP met civic education officer Kirtivardhan Kiritkudve on Friday to discuss the issue. CJP state coordinator Pranay Ahire said, "The organisation believes citizens have a right ...