American singer claims US donors fund India's Cockroach Janata Party

At a rally in New Delhi demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged roll-revision irregularities, American singer Mary Millben asserted that the Cockroach Janata Party is being funded by US donors hostile to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She urged Indian youth to rise and peacefully protest the party’s “disruptive spirit,” warning that foreign backers aim to create chaos. Millben named party leader Abhijeet Dipke as a beneficiary of this funding.

She praised Modi’s long tenure and encouraged a counter-movement to protect democracy. The remarks coincided with broader opposition protests against the party’s role in the electoral controversy. Millben, known in India for singing the national anthem, made the statements via a social-media post.