India, Sept. 5 -- Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke has asked how a demand for good schools or improvement in their condition can be termed an anti-Government narrative, urging Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to visit 'ashramshalas' for a "reality check".

He was speaking to the media on Thursday after meeting tribal students protesting in Nashik.

Dipke said the disparity in facilities, food and education provided to tribal students was "completely unacceptable". More than 100 tribal students from different parts of Maharashtra are participating in the protest at Eidgah ground in Nashik, with three of them on hunger strike over a host of demands, including better food and students' safety. The protesting students ...