IAC President seeks probe into alleged foreign funding of Cockroach Janta Party protest

Pune, Oct 19 (UNI) The protest launched by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) against the functioning of the Election Commission appears to be losing momentum, amid developments including the detention and subsequent release on bail of its founder Abhijeet Dipke, action against key activists and questions over the movement's sources of funding, Hemant Patil, national president of India Against Corruption (IAC) and an RTI activist, said on Monday. Patil said the direction and objectives of the movement needed closer scrutiny, particularly in view of questions raised about its financial sources. Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju has expressed suspicion on…