Goa, Aug. 3 -- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has strongly rejected claims that his higher education in the United States was financed through undisclosed family assets. Countering allegations raised by a Right to Information (RTI) activist, Dipke publicly displayed his Boston University scholarship letter, clarifying that his overseas studies were sustained purely through merit-based aid and financial loans.

The controversy broke out after Surat-based activist Amit Tiwari submitted formal complaints to several administrative bodies, including the Maharashtra state government. Tiwari demanded an official inquiry into the financial holdings of Dipke's father, Bhagwanrao Dipke, a retired junior engineer from the Maharas...