Abhijeet Dipke breaks silence on ‘rude to teacher’ claims, reveals what really happened | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar News
HINGOLI: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke has responded to claims that he was rude to a teacher during his visit to a government school in Maharashtra’s Hingoli, saying he questioned the teacher only after students told him they were being made to clean their own classrooms.In a post on X, Dipke said a video was being circulated claiming that he had behaved rudely with the teacher. Rejecting the allegation, he said, “I was told by the children that they have to clean their own classrooms.”He said he then asked the teacher why young children were being made to sweep the floors and requested him not to make them do so.The clarification comes days after Dipke visited Dhegaj village in Hingoli district as part of his group’s ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign and objected to the alleged practice of students sweeping their classrooms.In a video from the visit, Dipke was seen questioning teachers over the practice and saying, “This is completely wrong, When there is cleaning staff, why are the kids sweeping classrooms?”The teachers had claimed that they did not ask the children to sweep the classroom. Dipke, however, said students would not be doing it on their own and urged villagers to ensure that such a practice did not continue.During the interaction, students also raised demands for basic supplies. One student said, “We want notebooks, pens and shoes,” following which Dipke assured them that these would be provided. He also said a tubelight and a new blackboard would be installed in the classroom.Dipke later visited another government school in Siddheshwar village, where he claimed students did not have access to clean drinking water. He said a water filter at the school had remained unused for three years.“Students here are drinking filthy water….The tin shed of the school leaks when it rains. Students say that they sit close to each other when it rains and the teacher says that they are shifted to another classroom,” Dipke said.He also said villagers had spent Rs 10 to 12 lakh from their own pockets to build the school compound and provide other facilities.In another visit to a government school in Kadoli village, Dipke had flagged poor infrastructure including broken toilet and classroom doors and missing taps in washrooms. He described the school as appearing to be “stuck in the 1960s”.The developments are part of Dipke’s ongoing ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign, through which his group has been highlighting the condition of government schools in Hingoli.
