India's Cockroach Janta Party Claims Website Has Been Blocked
Abhijeet Dipke said the campaign gained 22 million Instagram followers and 10 lakh sign-ups before its website and social media accounts were blocked.
- The Cockroach Janta Party , led by Abhijeet Dipke, alleges a crackdown after its social media accounts and website were taken down, including its main and backup Instagram accounts and X account being withheld in India.
- Dipke claims his personal Instagram account was hacked and that attempts to recover it failed, leaving him unable to access it.
- The CJP is a satirical political movement driven by youth and social media activism that has rapidly grown in popularity following campaigns against exam paper leaks and political issues involving Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
- Digital rights group Internet Freedom Foundation criticized the withholding of CJP’s X handle as misuse of state power, while the party denied calls for protests and urged followers to remain peaceful despite government actions.
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India’s “Cockroach Janta Party” goes viral as Gen Z movement grows
A viral online joke in India, the “Cockroach Janta Party,” created as a parody of comments by a Supreme Court judge, has grown into a Gen Z–driven political movement with millions of followers. It promotes youth frustration with traditional politics but has also faced attempts by authorities to restrict its spread and reports of threats against its founder.
Cockroach Janta Party's official website taken down as founder Abhijeet Dipke slams 'dictatorial behaviour'
Dipke also said that both his personal Instagram account and the movement's Insta account had been 'hacked'. The platform was created last week after a row erupted over comments linked to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, where he allegedly referred to unemployed youngsters as 'cockroaches'.
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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday alleged a crackdown on the satirical digital outfit, saying it does not have access to any of its social media accounts following a series of takedowns and hacking incidents.
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