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Dipke Claims Expired Food, Water Problems at Maharashtra School

Dipke Claims Expired Food, Water Problems at Maharashtra School
Cockroach Janta Party's Dipke flags expired food, faulty water filter at government school in Maharashtra’s Hingoli · telegraphindia.com

Abhijeet Dipke visited a government school in Maharashtra.

He said spice packets meant for students’ meals had expired in February.

The reports say the packets were packed in August 2025.

Dipke also said the school’s water filter was not working.

He claimed students were drinking borewell water instead.

He said the bathroom did not have water.

He also said 87 students had only two classrooms, although four grades were sanctioned.

His visit was part of a campaign asking officials to improve rural schools.

The articles do not report a response from school staff or government officials to his claims.

Key facts

Reported food concern
Dipke claimed spice packets intended for student meals had expired in February 2026.
Packet details
The packets were reported to have been packed in August 2025 and marked for use before February 2026.
Water filter
Dipke said the school’s water filter was not functioning.
Drinking water
He claimed students were drinking borewell water because the filter was defective.
Bathroom water
Dipke reported that the school bathroom had no water supply.
Classrooms and students
He said 87 students shared two classrooms, while four grades were sanctioned.
Campaign
The “School Thik Karo” campaign was launched by CJP on August 15, 2026, to address rural school infrastructure gaps and demand accountability.

Quotes

Abhijeet Dipke

CJP founder, student activist, and organizer of the School Thik Karo campaign

“The students are given food from packets that expired back in February. Now September is about to start. Will they (staff) feed the children of ministers from the same packets of food? Her children come from poor families, so you will feed them expired food?’’”
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“The food packets have been used for six months. There is a filter, but the students are drinking borewell water because the filter is not functioning. There is no water in the bathroom also,””
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