4 min readPuneUpdated: Aug 3, 2026 05:26 PM IST
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke said Monday he was ready to make public documents related to his degree and education loan, and challenged BJP leaders to disclose their academic qualifications as well.
Dipke claimed that a Bharatiya Janata Party worker sought details of his educational qualifications through a Right to Information (RTI) application. “I am ready to reveal my scholarship letter & education loan letter. Will the emperor show his degree?” Dipke said in a post on X.
“Hello everyone, I just saw that a BJP worker has filed an RTI on me and he wants to know how I completed my education. So I want to ask him, will your leader show their degree? I am ready to show my scholarship letter and education loan letter. Will your leader show their real degree?” he asked while speaking in Hindi in a video in the post.
I am ready to reveal my scholarship letter & education loan letter.
Will the emperor show his degree? pic.twitter.com/cVUqbz3O9n
— Abhijeet Dipke (@abhijeet_dipke) August 3, 2026
Dipke, 30, was pursuing a course in public relations in Boston before returning to India in June to spearhead CJP, launched in response to a remark by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant about those who “attack the system”.
‘ED, CBI and other agencies’
Challenging the government to conduct any investigation it wants against him, Dipke said he is ready to face any probe.
“Whenever anyone raises a voice against this government, it sends ED, CBI and other agencies to harass him. If the Prime Minister sends ED to me, he should also send along a copy of his degree certificate. Then I will make my education loan, scholarship details and degree certificate public,” he told reporters in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
After launching CJP, Dipke began his agitation at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on June 6, demanding then-Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the NEET. What began as a hunger strike gradually evolved into a nationwide movement that lasted nearly two months.
Dipke returned to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after Pradhan resigned following the CJP-led march to Parliament in New Delhi.
‘People’s faith in politics is fading away’
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Asked whether he intends to form a political party, Dipke said the media is “more eager for us to form a political party”.
“Given the number of political parties there are in this country, I think you, too, are disappointed with them. We want to keep this purely as a social movement. Looking at the current political situation in the country, what is the point of creating yet another political party?”
“People’s faith in politics is fading away. In the morning, people vote for one party, and by the evening, a government of another party is formed. In the morning, someone becomes an MLA or MP, and by evening, they have switched to a different party.”
Dipke also said he has spoken to the students in Jharkhand, where hundreds of youngsters have been demanding action over alleged irregularities in recently held competitive government exams.
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“I have told that the Cockroach Janata Party will extend support to them, but they should not backtrack till their demands are met.”
