CJP emerged as a satirical online platform following a comment by India's Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Surya Kant, comparing unemployed youth to 'cockroaches'. It is not a traditional political party.
After the launch of the Cockroach Janata Party on May 16, its followers on social media grew rapidly. Within a few days, its Instagram followers crossed 2.2 crore. However, the CJP website can no longer be accessed from India.
The founder of this satirical digital platform, Abhijit Dipke, lives in Boston, USA. He said Indian officials 'have taken down our iconic website'. Abhijit questioned, 'Why are they so afraid of cockroaches?'
In a post on X, Abhijit informed that they have already started working on creating a new 'address'. He also wrote, 'Cockroaches never die.'
The official X page of CJP is also no longer visible from India. It had crossed two lakh followers. Currently, trying to access it shows a message stating that the account has been suspended 'following a legal request'.
Abhijit Dipke, 30, graduated in journalism from Pune. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in Public Relations at Boston University in the USA.
