'Came to do politics on corpse': Abhijeet Dipke heckled during MP visit; watch
Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, was heckled by locals during a visit to a village in Madhya Pradesh where over 30 children recently died from infectious diseases. The incident occurred amidst a High Court investigation into the healthcare crisis in the region.
Why it matters
The incident underscores growing public frustration with political figures using local tragedies for publicity rather than addressing systemic healthcare failures.
BALAGHAT: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke was heckled by a group of people during his visit to Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district, where more than 30 children have reportedly died from infectious diseases.Dipke visited Adori, Korka and Bondari villages on Saturday to meet families of tribal children and gather information about healthcare facilities in the area.A video circulating on social media showed a woman identifying herself as an influencer approaching Dipke as he was leaving in a car.She asked whether he had come to "do politics on corpses" and questioned why he was visiting the area so late.Dipke then apologised for the delay in visiting the area, while the woman said, "A good road has been constructed here.
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