India, July 28 -- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke's parents say they are receiving a steady stream of marriage proposals for the 30-year-old activist after he emerged as the face of the organisation's nationwide protests.

Dipke's mother, Anita Dipke, said the family had been receiving marriage proposals even before the CJP's agitation over the alleged NEET paper leak began, but the number has continued to grow since her son emerged as the face of the youth-led movement, the Indian Express reported.

"We were receiving marriage proposals for Abhijeet even before the CJP protest started, and they continue to come in," Anita Dipke told the publication.

She said the family had spoken to Dipke about marriage while he was i...