CJP's Saurav Das rejects Mohandas Pai's suggestion on inspecting schools: ‘Boring, unconnected from reality'

Amid Cockroach Janta Party's ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign, the youth-led movement's chief spokesperson Saurav Das was engaged in a war of words with Mohandas Pai, chairman of Aarin Capital, after the later suggested how the CJP should move ahead with its campaign. File photo of CJP Spokesperson Saurav Das speaking to media at Supreme Court premises, in New Delhi. (ANI) Pai had a bunch of suggestions for the CJP's campaign to highlight the infrastructural issues of government-run schools in India. But Das rejected them as ‘slow, boring, unconnected to reality’. What set off the war of words It all began with Pai's comment after CJP co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka highlighted how the volunteers came under attack in Jaipur while they were on their way to ‘inspect’ a school, reportedly functioning from a cow shelter. Pai called his allegations rubbish and said that the CJP volunteers should have not gone as a ‘mob’ to the school.

Das reacted sharply to Pai's remarks and said, “Sir, please come along with us next time and show us how to do it best. You lead, we follow. Deal?” On this, Pai offered a bunch of suggestions, which included forming two groups of volunteers in all states and inspect schools after getting permission ‘respectfully’. "Prepare a report on the status on the ground by Taluk and give it to the state government Then demand change armed with full data. Publish a quarterly report and talk to citizens. Now you have data on your side and citizens will respect you for your work. You will know which state is behind,” Pai wrote. However, Das noted that all of this was already being done by the NITI Aayog and independent NGOs. “Yet you see what you see. Groups of two in unruly states, take permission and what not? Respectfully sir, your suggestion is slow, boring, unconnected to reality. Much like the present system!” Das wrote.