A Surat-based Right to Information (RTI) activist has sought a formal investigation into the family finances of Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), which spearheaded the recent student protests in Delhi.
Amit Tiwari, the activist, has approached the Maharashtra government, demanding a probe into the income of Dipke’s father, Bhagwanrao Dipke, questioning how a Junior Engineer’s (JE) salary could have funded his son’s higher education in the United States.
Tiwari has also approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) over the legal status of the CJP and the tax liability on the ₹1 crore fund pledged by Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal.
"I have filed complaints with three different authorities. I have filed a complaint against the CJP with the ECI. Regarding the ₹1 crore fund pledged by Kapil Sibal, I have also approached the CBIC, seeking the levy of 18 per cent GST on it," Tiwari told ANI.
The activist claimed that Bhagwanrao Dipke was a Junior Engineer with the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC). "If he was earning a salary of ₹60,000-65,000 a month, how was he able to afford his children's education in the US?" he asked.
Tiwari further alleged that the CJP was accepting donations despite not being registered as a political party.
"If they are accepting donations while remaining unregistered, they are required to register under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. We have demanded action against them because they are unregistered but are accepting a ₹1 crore fund," he said.
