CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke heckled during visit to MP tribal villages
A group of people who appeared to be social media influencers heckled Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke during his visit to Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district, questioning whether he had come to engage in "politics" over the deaths of several tribal children in the region due to infectious diseases.
A video that went viral on social media showed Dipke apologising for arriving in the area late.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently sought a response from the state government over the deaths of more than 30 children in the region.
The HC issued notices to the state Health Department, Women and Child Development Department, Balaghat collector and others while hearing a PIL alleging that children were not being provided adequate treatment. The plea also claimed that around 400 children were being treated at a hospital with a capacity of 50 beds.
A report prepared by the petitioner alleged that the area was facing widespread filth and claimed that the conditions were leading to infections, with children continuing to die from diseases.
Dipke visited Adori, Korka and Bondari villages on Saturday to meet the families of tribal children who allegedly died from infectious diseases and collect information about healthcare facilities in the area.
In the viral video, a woman 'influencer' was seen putting a mic in front of Dipke's face as he was leaving in a car. She questioned him on whether he had come to "do politics on corpses" and asked why he had arrived in the area so late.
Dipke was heard apologising for the delay in visiting the area.
The woman was also heard saying, "A good road has been constructed here. Can't you see it?"
The situation escalated, following which CJP workers accompanying Dipke put him in another car and took him away.
As the CJP founder left, the woman was heard saying, "he ran away, he ran away."
Local journalists said they were surprised to see the group of social media influencers from outside arriving in the remote village. They also questioned whether the group had been sent by someone to disrupt the CJP founder's visit. (with inputs from PTI)
