‘Will emperor show his degree?’ Abhijeet Dipke on foreign education row

Dipke, 30, was pursuing a course in public relations in Boston before returning to India in June to spearhead CJP, launched in response to a remark by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant about those who “attack the system”.

Later, speaking to reporters in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Dipke repeated his demand as he said he was ready to make the details of his education loan, Boston University scholarship and degree public if Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his degree public.

I am ready to reveal my scholarship letter & education loan letter.

Will the emperor show his degree? pic.twitter.com/cVUqbz3O9n

— Abhijeet Dipke (@abhijeet_dipke) August 3, 2026

“I have heard that a complaint has been made regarding how I could bear the expenses of Boston education. To this, I would like to say I am a ready to make public the details of my education loan, university scholarship and my degree if the Prime Minister makes his degree public,” Dipke said.

Challenging the government to conduct any investigation it wants against him, Dipke said he was ready to face any probe.

“Whenever anyone raises a voice against this government, it sends ED, CBI and other agencies to harass him. If the Prime Minister sends ED to me, he should also send along a copy of his degree certificate. Then I will make my education loan, scholarship details and degree certificate public,” he told reporters in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

‘People’s faith in politics fading’

Asked if he intends to form a political party, Dipke said the media is “more eager for us to form a political party”.

“Given the number of political parties there are in this country, I think you, too, are disappointed with them. We want to keep this purely as a social movement. Looking at the current political situation in the country, what is the point of creating yet another political party?”

“People’s faith in politics is fading away. In the morning, people vote for one party, and by the evening, a government of another party is formed. In the morning, someone becomes an MLA or MP, and by evening, they have switched to a different party.”

Dipke also said he has spoken to students in Jharkhand, where hundreds of youngsters have been demanding action over alleged irregularities in recently held competitive government exams.

“I have told that the Cockroach Janata Party will extend support to them, but they should not backtrack till their demands are met.”

Speaking to TV media on Sunday, Dipke spoke about the five days post Sonam Wangchuk’s fast, “Those five days were extremely shocking for us. They lathi-charged the students. Those batons had nails attached to them. Pellet guns were used. That was completely unusual and shocking for us. During that time, Sonam Wangchuk continuously guided us. When I went to meet Wangchuk, I was not allowed to see him.”

Dipke added, “Ever since I sat down for the protest, I used to say every day that outsiders would come and try to defame the movement. Exactly that happened. Outsiders entered the protest. On the night of July 19, a truck filled with stones arrived. On July 20, at five in the morning, I shared a video of it. A broken van was present at the spot. We protested for a month, but nothing happened. However, how did all this happen right when we were scheduled to march to Parliament on July 20?”

Dipke added, “Delhi Police were given orders to beat the students so severely that they would never dare stage any protest in the future. As a result, a 12-year-old girl was beaten. I saw a police officer strangling a 17-year-old girl. The intention was to send a strong message to the students. At that point, all the students got furious and decided to head toward Parliament at any cost. But after the lathi-charge, I told them not to go toward Parliament. Everyone got angry with me. The underlying motive was simply that no one should lose their life.”