{
  "id": 40331,
  "title": "RTI activist questions funding of Abhijeet Dipke's US education, cites father's ₹60,000-65,000 monthly salary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/rti-activist-questions-funding-of-abhijeet-dipkes-us-education-cites",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T09:44:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/rti-activist-questions-funding-of-abhijeet-dipkes-us-education-cites-fathers-60-000-65-000-monthly-salary-11785662432649.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Surat resident has raised concerns about the funding of Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, through an RTI application. Dipke recently obtained his Master's degree from Boston University in the United States. RTI activist Amit Tiwari questioned how Bhagwanrao Dipke, Abhijeet's father and a junior engineer with a monthly salary of ₹60,000-65,000, could afford his son's education overseas. Tiwari has also complained to the Election Commission of India and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs regarding the legal status of the CJP and the tax implications of a ₹1 crore donation pledged by Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal.",
  "summary": "A Surat-based RTI activist, Amit Tiwari, has sought an investigation into the finances of Bhagwanrao Dipke, the father of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, questioning how a junior engineer's salary could have paid for his son's higher education in US.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Abhijeet Dipke breaks silence on US education funding, cites scholarship and loan; shares documents",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/abhijeet-dipke-breaks-silence-on-us-education-funding-cites",
        "published": "2026-08-03T01:42:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}