Mary Millben Alleges US Donors Fund Cockroach Janta Party; Abhijeet Dipke Rejects Foreign Funding Claim

American singer Mary Millben alleged on October 14, 2026, that US-based donors opposed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi are funding Abhijeet Dipke and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). In the same post on X, she urged young Indians to organise peaceful protests against the movement. Dipke has rejected allegations of illicit foreign funding, and Millben’s post did not provide evidence establishing a financial link.

What did Mary Millben say about the CJP?

Millben voiced support for Modi’s leadership and alleged that donors in the United States were backing Dipke and the CJP to disrupt governance in India. She also described what she said was a wider pattern: donors targeting conservative leaders by supporting people educated in the US who return to their home countries and mobilise against governments. Those claims remain Millben’s allegations, not verified findings.

Her call for a counter-movement was a separate part of the post. She asked young Indians to organise and protest peacefully against what she called the CJP’s disruptive approach. Supporting a counter-protest does not, by itself, provide evidence about how the CJP is funded.

How has Abhijeet Dipke responded?

Dipke has rejected allegations of illicit foreign funding and challenged the government to investigate and make its findings public. Responding to Millben’s remarks, he also questioned why an American singer was intervening in an Indian political dispute, saying Indians could address their own issues. His rejection and call for an inquiry do not settle the funding question; that would require records or findings that can be independently examined.

Why is the Cockroach Janta Party protesting?

The CJP is a youth-led movement demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar amid a dispute over revisions to India’s electoral rolls. Protesters and opposition figures say eligible voters have been removed. The Election Commission and Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party deny allegations of manipulation; the BJP says the revision is needed to remove duplicate and ineligible entries.

The dispute has led to protests and confrontations with authorities in New Delhi. On October 10, police detained demonstrators ahead of a planned gathering at Jantar Mantar. Dipke and two other movement leaders were taken into custody after arriving in Delhi from Mumbai and were released the following day. Millben’s post adds a new argument to that political dispute, but the protests themselves do not establish the source of the movement’s money.

Has the alleged US funding been established?

No independently verifiable evidence of the financial links alleged by Millben has been presented in the reporting reviewed for this article. Her claim about a broader international donor network is likewise unproven. What is established is that she made the allegation publicly, called for peaceful counter-protests and drew a response from Dipke. Whether any donor funded the CJP remains a separate question requiring evidence.