Gadchiroli Inspections Begin
Cockroach Janta Party convenor Abhijeet Dipke launched the Adivasi School Thik Karo drive from Gadchiroli on 17 September. Volunteers moved into Etapalli taluka for ashramshala and Eklavya school checks after a 16 September Nagpur press conference.
Ground Claims Logged
- Three snakebite deaths at Japtalai aided ashramshala in August; licence later cancelled.
- Dipke cites 590-plus tribal student deaths in Maharashtra over two years.
- Students told coordinators they face pregnancy tests on return to hostels.
- Allegation: 477 of 720 Eklavya Model Residential Schools non-functional.
- Campaign next listed for Nandurbar, Nashik and Gujarat.
"Schools in tribal regions across India have been neglected by all governments in the last 80 years."
Demand Line
- Permanent buildings instead of rented ashram premises.
- Safety audit after snakebite and medical-negligence deaths.
- End of hostel humiliation protocols reported by girl students.
- Publish teacher strength and compensation records for deceased students.