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The founder of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party says Indian authorities took down the group's website and hacked its Instagram accounts as their movement rapidly gained followers and petitions, amid protests over exam-leak allegations and calls for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.
A satirical online protest, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), surged in India after a judge was reported to refer to unemployed youth as “cockroaches,” amassing millions of followers in days and drawing government scrutiny over social media blocks. Led by Abhijeet Dipke, the movement uses memes and a five-point reform agenda to pressure politicians on unemployment, media independence, and governance, even as critics question its trajectory and it faces threats to its founder.
After the Supreme Court chief justice likened unemployed youths to cockroaches, Abhijeet Dipke launched the Cockroach Janta Party as a satirical online movement. It quickly amassed millions of followers, attracted high-profile sign-ups (including Mahua Moitra and Kirti Azad), and has become a pointed critique of unemployment, media manipulation, and the Modi government, turning a joke into a real, if unofficial, political force.