CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke clarified his US education was funded by a scholarship and loan, responding to scrutiny. He criticized Taslima Nasreen's comments on protests and urged the Maharashtra government to withdraw FIRs against student protesters, citing education's inaccessibility.
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke stated his US education was funded by a Boston University scholarship and a loan, responding to RTI activist Amit Tiwari's questions about his father's finances. Tiwari also filed complaints regarding CJP's legal status, a Rs 1 crore pledge from Kapil Sibal, and an inquiry into Dipke's father's assets.
Surat-based RTI activist Amit Tiwari has filed complaints with the ECI, CBIC, and Maharashtra government, seeking an investigation into the finances of Bhagwanrao Dipke, father of CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, and questioning the CJP's legal status and a Rs 1 crore fund.
The U.S. Department of Education will temporarily increase the interest rate discount for student loan borrowers who enroll in automatic payments to 1 percentage point, starting July 1, 2026, lasting two years. This aims to encourage repayment and improve the federal student loan portfolio.
The Trump administration is moving the Education Department's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to HHS and the Office for Civil Rights to the DOJ, sparking criticism from disability advocates.
The US Department of Education's student loan office is hiring 380 new workers, contradicting plans to close the agency. The Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) is rebuilding its staff after significant layoffs, managing a $1.7 trillion loan portfolio and 43 million borrowers.
