New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- In a satirical swipe at the Madhya Pradesh government, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday announced his "resignation" as the state's chief minister, a post he does not hold, to highlight the deaths of more than 30 tribal children in Balaghat and question the government's response.
The announcement came after Dipke visited Adori, Korka and Bondari villages in Balaghat, where he met families of children who allegedly died from infectious diseases and gathered information about healthcare facilities.
"I hereby resign as the chief minister of MP with immediate effect. I thank Hon'ble PM @narendramodi ji for giving me the opportunity to serve the people of MP, an opportunity in which I have clearly failed," Dipke wrote on X.
He also shared a purported resignation letter addressed to the Madhya Pradesh Governor, in which he said he accepted responsibility for the deaths and questioned the response to the tragedy.
"My conscience does not allow me to continue occupying this chair after the deaths of more than 30 Tribal children in Balaghat. As Chief Minister, I accept responsibility for failing to provide them with the timely medical care and support they needed," he wrote.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.