'Funded By Boston Scholarship Letter And Loan': CJP's Dipke Counters Row Over US Education

Published 3 August 2026 · local

'Funded By Boston Scholarship Letter And Loan': CJP's Dipke Counters Row Over US Education Published By, Last Updated: August 03, 2026, 09:26 IST CJP founder

'Funded By Boston Scholarship Letter And Loan': CJP's Dipke Counters Row Over US Education Published By, Last Updated: August 03, 2026, 09:26 IST CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke junked suggestions that his education at the renowned Boston University was funded by unexplained family wealth CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke (Image credit: Reuters) A day after a Right to Information (RTI) activist sought a probe into Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke’s family finances and his academic background, the outfit stated that his education in the United States was financed by a Boston University scholarship and an educational loan. Speaking to senior journalist Barkha Dutt, Dipke, too, junked suggestions that his education at the renowned Boston University was funded by unexplained family wealth. “My education was funded by a scholarship provided by Boston University.

And I had taken some education loan which I have to pay back now," the CJP founder said. During the interview, he also showed a copy of his scholarship letter from the University of Boston, a prestigious institution based in Boston, Massachusetts. What Is The Controversy? The controversy stems from complaints filed by Surat-based RTI activist, Amit Tiwari, with multiple authorities –– including the Maharashtra government –– seeking a probe into Abhijeet Dipke’s family finances. Tiwari questioned how Dipke’s father, Bhagwanrao Dipke, a retired government employee who allegedly earned between Rs 60,000 and Rs 65,000 per month, could have afforded to finance his son’s education in the United States. CJP’s Future Plans When asked about the CJP’s plans to finance its activities in the future, Dipke revealed that the outfit would resort to crowdfunding.

“The CJP will do crowdfunding going forward where we will be asking money from people, and we will be very transparent about it," he said. Recalling the CJP’s recent protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar over the NEET-UG paper leak, he said that much of the support came directly from the public. “It should be very clear. The people who came to the protests saw that people were donating us food. The people brought their own water bottles," he said. Joined by activist Sonam Wangchuk, the CJP’s protest over the NEET-UG paper leak row began late in June. However, it was only in July when the demonstration took a decisive turn with the CJP’s call for ‘Sansad Chalo’ march. Defying barricades and a drizzle, massive crowds gathered at Jantar Mantar on July 20 ––coinciding with the start of the Monsoon session –– and marched towards the Parliament.