The self-proclaimed neutral student leader who created the Cockroach Janta Party from the US, under the guise of education reform in India over the alleged leak in the NEET examination, has resurfaced with AAP links again, and his lies are no longer hidden. While Dipke has tried hard to project himself as a spontaneous youth icon who simply stumbled into public advocacy out of frustration with the system, digital footprints and viral posts tell a completely different story.
Recent viral social media posts have proven that Dipke was actively associated with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as far back as 2016, and not merely from 2020 to 2023 as he falsely claimed during his televised interview with News24. This revelation blows a massive hole in his narrative of being an independent voice operating without political backing.
Abhijit Dipke lied.
— Office Of Vijay Patel (@VijayGajeraO) August 12, 2026
He has been working with AAP for 10 years.
Abhijit Dipke fooled Gen Zs.
He has hired his own people in CJP whom he has been working with since 2016.pic.twitter.com/yxjwsVOPGB https://t.co/LnzQAT3vdD
The truth began spilling out when an old 2018 post by Aarti Chadha resurfaced on X (formerly Twitter). The photo of Aarti Chadha and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke has gone viral, drawing intense attention online. Chadha, who was identified as a key member of AAP’s social media team, had posted a picture with Dipke on 12th March, 2018, explicitly tagging his former handle @aaptimist_, a username he actively maintained until 2020, and which proves his association with AAP without any doubt.
This boy @aaptimist_ gave his Exam, Rushed from Pune to be with Farmers in Mumbai & going to Spend the night at Azad Maidan.
— Aarti (@aartic02) March 12, 2018
That's the kind of Selfless, Passionate Youth associated to AAP.
That's why I see an @ArvindKejriwal in all supporters !!#KisanLongMarch pic.twitter.com/NBbsoARDcB
Praising him at the time, Chadha wrote: “This boy @aaptimist_ gave his Exam, Rushed from Pune to be with Farmers in Mumbai & going to Spend the night at Azad Maidan. That’s the kind of Selfless, Passionate Youth associated to AAP. That’s why I see an Arvind Kejriwal in all supporters !!”
Years later, on his birthday in 2024, Chadha tagged his updated handle while warmly acknowledging his crucial role in the party’s online rise: “Happy Birthday Dude @abhijeet_dipke One who worked tirelessly behind the scenes & added the Missing Zing to AAP SM Rise & Shine.” Dipke even replied to her post with a cordial thank you, confirming their long-standing professional bond.
Happy Birthday Dude @abhijeet_dipke
— Aarti (@aartic02) September 29, 2024
🎂💐🥂
One who worked tirelessly behind the scenes & added the Missing Zing to AAP SM ✌️
Rise & Shine 💥 pic.twitter.com/rZO1n4qdw4
Despite this clear paper trail, Dipke flatly claimed in his News24 interview that his formal association with AAP only spanned from 2020 to 2023. Yet, multiple other AAP insiders have publicly documented his involvement much earlier. On 15th June, 2017, AAP member Hasan Safin openly promoted Dipke’s account, writing: “Follow aaptimist_ AAP Maharashtra SM in-charge and a very creative AAPian.”
Further establishing his deep-rooted ties, AAP Mumbai President Preeti Sharma Menon publicly wished him on his birthday on 29th September, 2017, directly tagging his @aaptimist_ handle.
Another party activist, Nihal Kirnalli, posted a photo of Dipke on his birthday in 2018 along with the message: “Happy Birthday, aaptimist_ brother. One of the most dedicated, hardworking and the unsung, I ever came across in the AAP family.”
A history of political warfare and campaign strategy
This is far from the first time Dipke has found himself at the centre of controversy over his direct operational links with AAP. During the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections, media reports identified him as a 23-year-old strategist from Pune operating at the core of AAP’s IT war room under social media head Ankit Lal. He was heavily credited with transforming the party’s digital strategy by crafting catchy one-liners, Bollywood parody videos, and viral memes to project “Brand Kejriwal” while launching sharp attacks on political rivals.
His history reveals a consistent pattern of anti-government messaging. During the violent farm law protests in Delhi, Dipke posted videos of police line movement, tweeting: “Modi’s police welcoming farmers in Delhi. Modi cannot be trusted. Shame on you @narendramodi #HistoricTractorMarch.”
More recently, he began pushing conspiracy theories surrounding election outcomes, alleging without proof that voter deletion was behind opposition defeats, a radical claim that later mysteriously made its way directly into the CJP manifesto, demanding the arrest of the Chief Election Commissioner under UAPA.
From the so-called NEET reforms to anti-National slogans
Armed with a polished background in digital manipulation, this AAP-backed operative managed to orchestrate a massive political movement from thousands of miles away in the US. Dipke emotionally manipulated thousands of honest, stressed students across India, convincing them that the CJP was an independent student uprising fighting solely for NEET paper leak accountability and national education reforms.
However, once thousands of young aspirants gathered at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, the ground reality quickly degenerated. The protest was rapidly hijacked by far-left student organizations like AISA, AFI, SIMI and JNUSU. Instead of staying focused on exam fairness, speaker after speaker took the microphone to push radical political agendas. Danish Ali, Joint Secretary of JNUSU, addressed the crowd by openly defending individuals jailed under anti-terror laws: “Friends, my name is Danish, and I come from the Centre for Historical Studies. This is the same centre from which our friends Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid come. Ask why they have been in jail for so many years. It is because they dared to challenge the ruling government and question those in power.”
The demonstration soon spiralled into chaos, with activists shouting “Azadi” slogans, making inflammatory statements, and, in earlier demonstrations, even harassing women journalists on duty.
The betrayal of India’s youth
Ultimately, the mask has completely fallen off the CJP movement. What was presented to the nation as an organic, youth-led uprising turns out to have been calculated political theatre designed by an experienced party handler operating remotely from the US.
By pulling strings from abroad, lying about his political history, and exploiting the genuine anxieties of NEET candidates, this so-called well-wisher of students created immense public disruption across India.
Thousands of naive students who trusted his “neutral” banner were used as political props, leaving a trail of broken promises, hijacked protests, and exposed falsehoods in his wake.
Still with AAP and will always be with AAP.
— Abhijeet Dipke (@abhijeet_dipke) February 28, 2023
Despite attempting to erase his footprint and claim neutrality, even Dipke’s current X account retains a telling tweet from 2023, in which he wrote: “Still with AAP and will always be with AAP.” His long-standing political ties demonstrate that the movement was used to serve party interests under the guise of an independent youth uprising.
