CJP hits back at Jitendra Singh over US, Pakistan funding allegations
CJP rejected BJP's allegations of receiving illegal foreign funds from US and Pakistan, questioning the credibility and motives of top ruling ministers.
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has hit back at Union Minister Jitendra Singh after he claimed its leaders were funded by US donors and Pakistani politicians.
Singh had alleged that CJP received illegal funds from foreign non-profits and anti-India networks to provoke civil unrest in the country.
Dismissing the charges as baseless, the CJP questioned the credibility of statements made by senior officials in high constitutional posts.
In a statement on X (Formerly Twitter), the party stated that the controversy reflects a broader breakdown in political accountability, remarking that a Union Minister can make arbitrary allegations without consequence and that words spoken from high offices hold little value today.
Singh, speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, said authorities had sufficient evidence that the outfit was being funded through unauthorised sources, including anti-India NGOs.
"There is enough evidence to show that they are being funded by unauthorised sources, by anti-India NGOs, and anti-India organisations within and outside the country. The foreign-funded NGOs, deep state operatives and anti-India forces are manufacturing this narrative. Abhijeet Dipke has been receiving funds from US-based donors, Ashutosh Ranka, paid by Pakistani politicians," Singh said.
The minister also defended the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act and said those making political allegations should disclose their own funding.
The Delhi Police Crime Branch has summoned CJP spokespersons Saurav Das and Ranka for questioning. Investigators are probing whether the two men violated official prohibitory orders, entered Jantar Mantar without permission.
The summons follow an October 10 detention, after which Das and Ranka were released on peace bonds of Rs 50,000 each and an undertaking to avoid breach-of-peace activities for a year. Police allege that the two men and CJP member Ajinkya Shinde breached those conditions on October 13 by scaling the locked gates of Jantar Mantar, a site already denotified as a protest venue.
‘Malafide motives’
Meanwhile, BJP spokesperson Tuhin A Sinha told NDTV that the CJP’s recent protests were engineered to create anarchy in the capital during the festive season, alleging “malafide motives.”
Drawing a parallel with Congress, he said both outfits were targeting the judiciary, and described the protests as a coordinated effort to undermine India’s democratic institutions globally.
Responding to the accusation, Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge challenged the BJP to produce evidence substantiating its claims. He also dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to participate in an open debate on the issue, with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat serving as moderator.
"If the BJP, including the Home Minister, is saying that Congress is being funded by foreign agencies and they're not able to produce a shred of paper or a shred of evidence, this shows the competence level of Amit Shah, EAM Jaishankar and RAW. What is the IB doing? What is RAW doing? On what basis are these comments being made?" Kharge asked.