‘My U.S. studies funded by scholarship, education loan’: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke
Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, has defended the funding of his U.S. education following public scrutiny. He clarified that his studies were supported by a scholarship and an education loan, while dismissing comparisons between his protest movement and political unrest in Bangladesh.
Why it matters
The scrutiny of a protest leader's personal finances reflects the high-stakes nature of student-led political movements in India.
Fresh off leading a high-decibel protest over the NEET paper leaks, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, now finds himself targeted over the funding for his studies abroad, which he asserted was facilitated through a scholarship and an education loan.
In an exclusive interview with PTI at his home in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Monday (August 3, 2026), Mr. Dipke also dismissed exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen’s comment drawing a parallel between the CJP’s Delhi protest against exam irregularities and the 2024 stir that ousted Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League regime.
“Protests in Bangladesh, Nepal are being used to defame us; we are different,” he asserted.
He remained unfazed by the Right to Information (RTI) query into his educational expenses and finances, insisting that he has not faced any personal attacks so far.
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