CJP founder heckled by content creators during visit to tribal families
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke was heckled by a group of people who appeared to be social media influencers or content creators during his visit to Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district on Saturday. Dipke had gone there to meet families of tribal children who allegedly died due to infectious diseases and to gather information about local healthcare facilities.
A viral video of the incident showed a woman influencer thrusting a microphone at Dipke as he was leaving in a car and asking if he had come there to "do politics on corpses" and why he was visiting the area so late. Dipke was heard saying he apologised for arriving late.
Dipke visited Adori, Korka and Bondari villages during the trip. In the video, the woman was also heard saying, "A good road has been constructed here. Can't you see it?" As the situation escalated, CJP workers accompanying Dipke moved him into another car and took him away. As he left, the woman was heard saying, "He ran away, he ran away."
Local journalists said they were surprised to see this group of social media influencers from outside turning up in the remote village, and wondered if they had been sent by someone to disrupt the CJP founder's visit.
Earlier this week, the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court sought a response from the state government over the deaths of more than 30 children in the region. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Pradeep Mittal issued notices to the state Health Department, Women and Child Development Department, Balaghat collector and others while hearing a public interest litigation. The PIL alleged that children were not receiving adequate treatment and that around 400 children were being treated at a hospital with a capacity of 50 beds.
The visit, the confrontation caught on video and the court proceedings have kept attention on the reported child deaths and the condition of healthcare facilities in the area. - EndsPublished By: India Today Web Desk Published On: Sep 12, 2026 23:10 IST
