India, July 29 -- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke received threats, warning him to join the BJP or face consequences, his father claimed on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Bhagwanrao Dipke said he saw the alleged threat on YouTube around mid-May, shortly after his son launched the CJP.

"Around May 15, 16 or 17, we saw a reel on YouTube. It said that if he didn't become a BJP member, 'we know where your parents live and we will deal with them'," he said.

The remarks came as Dipke returned to his home district in Maharashtra after leading weeks of protests in New Delhi over examination irregularities.

"He has done really good work. He sacrificed his own job and dedicated it ...