Archive · 12 Sep 2026
CJP Visits Balaghat Villages Over More Than 30 Child Deaths
Abhijit Dipke, the leader of the Cockroach Janta Party, visited villages in Balaghat.
More than 30 children have reportedly died from infectious diseases there.
He met families who lost children and asked about healthcare in the villages.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the state government to respond.
A petition said hospitals were overcrowded and that some children were not getting enough treatment.
It also alleged that handpumps supplied yellow-coloured water.
The petition said children and women had not received nutritious food on time for several months.
Dipke said officials should be held responsible and that the families deserved justice.
Cockroach Janta Party convenor Abhijit Dipke visited Adori, Korka and Bondari villages in Balaghat district.
He met families who had recently lost children to infectious diseases and gathered information about local healthcare.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court issued notices to the state government over the deaths of more than 30 children.
A petition alleged overcrowded hospitals, contaminated drinking water and inadequate nutrition in affected areas.
Dipke demanded that authorities fix responsibility and ensure accountability for the deaths.
- Who
- Cockroach Janta Party convenor Abhijit Dipke, affected families, and Madhya Pradesh government authorities.
- What
- Dipke visited villages after reports of more than 30 child deaths allegedly linked to infectious diseases and demanded accountability.
- When
- Saturday; the High Court notices were issued earlier in the same week.
- Where
- Adori, Korka and Bondari villages in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district.
- Why
- To meet bereaved families, gather information about healthcare conditions, and seek responsibility and justice.
- Reported deaths
- More than 30 children allegedly died from infectious diseases in Balaghat district.
- Villages visited
- Adori, Korka and Bondari.
- Hospital capacity claim
- Around 400 children were allegedly being treated at a hospital with a capacity of 50 beds.
- Water concern
- The petition claimed yellow-coloured water was coming from handpumps in affected areas.
- Nutrition concern
- The petition alleged that children and women had not received nutritious food on time for several months.
- Court action
- The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court issued notices to the state government and other authorities.
- Dipke’s demand
- He called for responsibility and accountability to be fixed.