Crime & Law · India
RTI activist probes finances of protest leader's father, CJP funding
An RTI activist has filed complaints with the Election Commission and tax authorities seeking an investigation into the finances of Bhagwanrao Dipke, father of protest leader Abhijeet Dipke. The activist questions how Dipke, a retired government employee with a reported salary of Rs 60,000, could afford his son's US education. The probe also extends to the funding of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and a Rs 1 crore fund pledge, with questions raised about the CJP's status as an unregistered political party.
How outlets across the spectrum covered it
Left 2 · Centre 9 · Right 2 n = 13
- Left (2): The Hindu, The Telegraph (India)
- Centre (9 votes, 11 outlets): Amar Ujala, Deccan Chronicle, Haribhoomi, Hindustan (Hindi) · Mint (HT Media — 1 vote), Navbharat Times · The Times of India (Times Group — 1 vote), Patrika, Prabhat Khabar, The Free Press Journal, The New Indian Express
- Right (2 votes, 3 outlets): Aaj Tak · India Today (India Today Group — 1 vote), News18 Hindi