Dipke's school campaign exposes expired food; Maharashtra
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday visited a government-run school in Aundha, his home district of Hingoli, as part of his “School Thik Karo” campaign and alleged that expired food packets meant for students were being used at the school.
Dipke also raised concerns over a non-functional water filter and the absence of water in the school’s bathrooms.
During the visit, he showed packets of spices to the media and claimed they had expired in February, raising questions over the quality of food being served to students.
“The students are given food from packets that expired back in February. Now September is about to start,” Dipke said, questioning whether children of government officials would be served food from expired packets.
He also inspected the school’s overhead water tank and checked the water available there before speaking to the concerned local official.
Dipke alleged that the expired food packets had been used for several months and said students were being forced to drink borewell water because the school’s water filter was not functioning.
“There is no water in the bathroom also,” he told the official over the phone.
He further criticised the school’s infrastructure, claiming that only two classrooms were available for 87 students despite four grades being sanctioned.
Dipke alleged that students were being treated poorly and called for immediate attention to basic facilities at the school.
He launched the “School Thik Karo” campaign on August 15, with the stated aim of highlighting infrastructure deficiencies in rural government schools and seeking greater accountability from authorities.
with inputs from PTI
