Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
A Surat-based Right to Information (RTI) activist has sought a probe into the finances of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke’s father, questioning how the retired Maharashtra government employee funded his son’s education abroad.
The activist, Amit Tiwari, has also written to the Election Commission of India and tax authorities seeking scrutiny of the Rs 1 crore legal defence fund announced by senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal for CJP protesters facing police cases.
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Tiwari sought an examination of the financial status of Dipke’s father, Bhagwanrao Dipke, citing his status as a retired government employee and his son’s higher education abroad.
Separately, Tiwari questioned the status of the CJP and whether it could receive funds while operating under the name of a political party.
“The Cockroach Janta Party is an unregistered entity but is operating as a political party. If Rs 1 crore has been pledged to it as a legal defence fund, then the EC should verify whether the CJP is registered with it under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951,” Tiwari said.
“If not registered, then its operation under the name of a political party and collection/receipt of funds may require examination,” he added.
Tiwari also approached the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, asking it to examine whether GST would apply to Sibal’s proposed contribution to the legal defence fund.
Sibal had on Monday announced a Rs 1 crore contribution to a fund set up by the CJP to provide legal assistance to protesters arrested by Delhi Police during the agitation over the NEET paper leak controversy.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
