'Check PM CARES fund too': CJP's jibe at RTI activist questioning founder Dipke's foreign education expenses
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has hit back at an RTI activist who sought details of its founder Abhijeet Dipke's foreign education expenses. The CJP
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has hit back at an RTI activist who sought details of its founder Abhijeet Dipke's foreign education expenses. The CJP, which led one of India's largest protest movements on education reforms in recent times, suggested that RTI activists should also seek information about the PM CARES Fund. "Those who file RTIs into a private individual's education expenses should also take a look at the PM CARES Fund too. Modi ji will forgive you too—don't worry. (Ek private individual ke education expenses pe RTI lagane wale kabhi PM cares fund ki taraf bhi dekhe. Modi ji aapko maaf kar denge, don't worry)," CJP spokesperson Vaishnavi Gaur responded on X. CJP’s response came after a Gujarat-based RTI activist sought details about his foreign education funding.
Amit Tiwari from Surat told news agency ANI that he had sought an investigation into the finances of Bhagwanrao Dipke, the CJP founder's father. He questioned how Bhagwanrao, a junior engineer earning a “salary of ₹60,000-65,000 a month”, could afford to send his son abroad for higher education. Why PM CARES Fund The PM CARES Fund (Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund) is a public charitable trust set up to handle severe emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic. It is managed by the Prime Minister and key cabinet ministers, and relies on voluntary public and corporate donations. Also Read | RTI activist seeks probe funding of Abhijeet Dipke's US education The PM CARES Fund is not open to queries under the Right to Information Act because the government it is not a public authority.
View full Image View full Image Dipke also shared a scholarship document with information about the funding with Dutt. The document showed that Boston University awarded a Dean's Scholarship of $12,500 per semester for three semesters, amounting to $37,500 to Dipke. (MOJO) In June 2020, the prime minister's office stated that the PM CARES fund does not qualify as a public authority under the Right to Information Act of 2005. The government maintains that the fund receives entirely voluntary contributions and no direct money from the state budget. Dipke breaks silence Abhijeet Dipke broke his silence on the funding of his foreign education. Dipke, who returned to India in June before leading one of the biggest protest movements in India, did Master of Science in Public Relations in the College of Communication at Boston University in Massachusetts, US.
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