Indian Minister Accuses CJP Founders of Taking U.S. and Pakistani Funds; Group Demands Evidence

India’s Minister of State for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, has accused two founders of the online political group Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), Abhijeet Dipke and Ashutosh Ranka, of receiving money from foreign sources. Singh alleged that Dipke received funds from U.S.-based donors and that Ranka was financially supported by Pakistani politicians or associated figures. CJP rejected the accusations and questioned the minister’s credibility. Congress leader and Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge also demanded that the governing party make its evidence public. News reports have not produced independently verified bank records, an official investigative finding or a court ruling establishing that the alleged payments occurred.

What the minister alleged

Singh made the claims during a media interaction in Bengaluru on Nov. 3. He said Dipke had received money from donors based in the United States and that Ranka had received support from Pakistani politicians. He linked the alleged funding to what he described as anti-India organizations, foreign-funded nongovernmental groups and efforts to influence public debate in India. NDTV, India Today and Moneycontrol reported the minister’s remarks, but the central allegations in those stories were based on Singh’s public statements. Although he said evidence existed, the reports did not publish transaction records or a complete evidentiary file that readers could independently examine.

CJP rejects the claims

CJP responded on social media, saying a Union minister could make allegations without being held accountable and questioning the credibility of statements from senior officials. The group did not publish a full set of financial accounts or an independent audit in its public response. Its denial therefore does not, by itself, settle the funding question. The allegations also cannot be presented as established illegal payments simply because a minister made them. A responsible account must distinguish the government figure’s claims, the group’s denial and any evidence that may later emerge.

Congress asks for documentation

Priyank Kharge challenged the governing party’s claims about foreign funding and called for supporting documents to be made public. He broadened the dispute to include questions about funding transparency involving the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. The exchange comes amid continuing political arguments in India over foreign influence, election funding and the credibility of accusations made by rival parties. Kharge’s comments are a political response, not a judicial finding about CJP’s finances.

What the law and evidence still need to establish

India’s Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act sets rules for organizations that receive foreign contributions, including registration and restrictions on how funds may be used. Whether a violation occurred depends on the recipient, the route and purpose of the money, the organization’s authorization status and evidence gathered by regulators or investigators. The reports reviewed for this article do not establish whether authorities have opened a formal case, issued summons to the founders or made a regulatory finding. The next meaningful developments would be verifiable financial records, official notices or an investigative update. Until then, the story remains a political funding allegation that the group denies.