A severe political standoff erupted on Thursday as Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh accused the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and its key strategists of taking illegal financial backing from overseas non-governmental organizations, deep-state entities, and hostile foreign networks to trigger domestic unrest across India. Addressing reporters during an official visit to Bengaluru, the Union Minister stated that intelligence and investigative agencies have assembled concrete trails connecting the outfit’s founder Abhijit Dipke and chief strategist Ashutosh Ranka to foreign financiers, claiming the agitation campaigns launched in the national capital are deliberately bankrolled to destabilize civic order.
US Donors and Pakistani Politicians: Minister Alleges Multi-Front Funding Syndicate
Outlining the specific allegations, Jitendra Singh stated that statutory tracking has uncovered significant flows of money entering the political group through unsanctioned financial channels. “There is ample evidence that they are receiving funding from unauthorized sources within and outside the country, anti-India NGOs, and anti-India organisations. Foreign-funded NGOs, deep-state operatives, and anti-India forces are jointly creating this narrative,” the Union Minister asserted. He alleged that while Abhijeet Dipke has been receiving resources from donors based in the United States, Ashutosh Ranka maintains direct financial channels with political figures in Pakistan, converting street demonstrations into an externally fueled political campaign.
Festive Season Disruptions and Attacks on Judiciary: BJP Spells Out Collusion Charges
Reinforcing the government’s stance, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Tuhin A. Sinha alleged that the CJP’s recent mobilizations were specifically engineered to incite rebellion and paralyze Delhi during peak festive periods. Drawing parallels between the CJP and the main opposition Congress party, Sinha claimed both political entities are carrying out synchronized attacks to intimidate the judicial system. The spokesperson argued that disruptive actions, such as attempts to influence Supreme Court proceedings during critical constitutional hearings and threats of impeachment, reflect a coordinated strategy designed to undermine public confidence in democratic institutions.
Delhi Police Summons Saurabh Das and Ashutosh Ranka Over Jantar Mantar Trespassing
The controversy escalated following decisive police intervention, with the Delhi Police Crime Branch issuing formal summons to CJP chief spokesperson Saurabh Das and strategist Ashutosh Ranka for in-depth interrogation. Investigators have summoned the duo for defying official prohibitory orders, trespassing on institutional properties, and breaching lawful undertakings. Both individuals had originally been detained on October 10 during sudden street demonstrations and were subsequently released upon executing individual peace bonds of ₹50,000 alongside written pledges to abstain from public nuisance for an entire year. However, authorities recorded that within 72 hours, on October 13, Das, Ranka, and associate Ajinkya Shinde scaled security barricades and forced entry through the locked perimeter of Jantar Mantar, despite the historic landmark being de-notified as an authorized demonstration site.
Opposition Counter-Attack: Priyank Kharge Demands Paper Evidence from MHA and R&AW
Rejecting the Centre’s allegations, the opposition dismissed the claims of international syndicates as politically motivated distraction tactics. Speaking in Bengaluru, Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge strongly challenged Union Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, the Intelligence Bureau (IB), and the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) to place verifiable proof on record. Kharge argued that leveling allegations of foreign funding without producing a single documented transaction exposes administrative incompetence, questioning the operational basis on which senior ministers and central intelligence agencies are circulating such serious claims without presenting formal chargesheets in court.