Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a new sensational party, has taken over social media in no time, popularising more than the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP). A satirical, internet-born political movement was launched as a meme-driven account in response to the remark by Surya Kant, the Chief Justice of India (CJI). Recently, a ban has been imposed on the Cockroach Janata Party’s X handle due to its growing popularity across the nation. Within 5 days, the CJP has also crossed more than 19+ million followers on Instagram, more than the BJP and Indian National Congress’s Instagram accounts, which have 8.7 million and 13 million followers, respectively. The party entertains the youth-driven unconventional methods to spill out frustration against unemployment and the system.
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What is Cockroach Janta Party, and Who Formed It?
The emergence of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is directly linked to an offensive court comment made by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, who referred to unemployed youth as “cockroaches” and “parasites of society.” In reaction to the disparagement, Gen-Z and other Internet-savvy youth not only embraced the slur but reclaimed it to highlight their displeasure with the attitude of the elites, who believe the root cause of unemployment is sheer laziness.
Positioning themselves as the “Voice of the Lazy and Unemployed,” the group gained over three million subscribers in just 78 hours since the start of the movement. The fast spread of the initiative across social media sites, such as Instagram, X, and YouTube, testifies to the extent of their dissatisfaction with current societal norms, which makes these people constantly feel out of place and oppressed in their everyday lives. At the surface level, it can be easily viewed as a joke, involving funny videos, ridiculous slogans, and absurd manifestos.
The party uses the tagline: “A political party for the people the system forgot to count. Five demands. Zero sponsors. One large, stubborn swarm.” Another section of the website states, “We are not here to set up another PM CARES, holiday in Davos on the taxpayer’s salary slip, or rebrand corruption as ‘strategic spending.’ We are here to ask – loudly, repeatedly, in writing – where the money went.”
Abhijeet Dipike, the Founder of CJP-
Abhijeet Dipke, a 30-year-old social media worker and political communication expert at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from Aurangabad, Maharashtra, is the creator of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). Dipke had designed the memes and online campaigning strategy for the party during the Delhi elections before moving to America for academic research.
This satire group originated when Dipke made a tweet on X:
“ What if all cockroaches come together?”
that united Indian youths and followed it up with another in response to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant regarding the unemployment crisis among young Indians, and went on to turn it into an entire campaign of satirical content, complete with its own website, social-media accounts, membership application, and Founder & Convenor of the CJP title.
Why has the Cockroach Janta Party emerged and is Trending Among Youths?
The Cockroach Janta Party emerged from the Supreme Court hearing from 14 to 15 May 2026, during which the then Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, made harshly worded oral comments on a senior advocate designation case.
However, while inquiring about the behaviour of the petitioner, the court jury expressed concern over professional pursuits being “chased” for prestige, concern over frivolous lawsuits, and about individuals using the law and its allied disciplines as a platform to launch social‑media and media attacks rather than genuine service.
During the courtroom discussion, the CJI is reported to have said:
“There are youngsters like cockroaches, who don’t get any employment or have any place in the profession. Some of them become media persons, social‑media users, RTI activists, and other activists, and they start attacking everyone.”
Moreover, the CJI is alleged to have used the term “parasites of society” to refer to individuals whom he believed engaged in activism, media, and social-media platforms to attack institutions rather than engage with them.
- The context provided by the CJI himself later was referred to a particular type of individual who enters the fields of law, journalism, and activism with false or fake degrees and attacks institutions without having any merit or legitimacy.
- Nonetheless, the news clip highlighted one particular portion of the statement, specifically the line regarding “unemployed youngsters like cockroaches,” which could be interpreted as an attack on all unemployed youth activists.
Reason CJP for Trending on Social Media and Youths:
The term ”cockroach” referred to youths who had struck a very deep chord in many youngsters who were already feeling trapped by either unemployment, competitive examinations, or even social media activism.
- Rather than simply engaging in protest, Gen Z members, along with other Internet users, adopted the nickname “cockroach” to create an ironic political party, the Cockroach Janta Party, to channel their rage.
- The party addresses the problems, such as the scandal surrounding the NEET examination paper leak recently, which has rocked the trust in the legitimacy of these exams and institutions themselves among students.
- Furthermore, the CJP addresses frustration against corruption, opaque recruitment processes, and lack of genuine job creation despite all of the talk about impressive economic growth figures.
- Young people feel there is a huge disparity between statements made by government representatives and actual conditions, since many have to study in costly universities, do many internships, and perform insecure jobs without any job security in sight. In this light, being “lazy and unemployed” can be more of a statement than an accusation.
- CJP uses meme-style language, funny phrases and absurd eligibility criteria (“unemployed, lazy, frequently online and capable of professionally ranting”) to raise the serious topics. The style is quite consistent with the way Generation Z has already been using humour to cope with exam pressure, unemployment, and cynical politics.
CJP X Account Suspension-
The official account of the Cockroach Janta Party on X (Twitter) was suspended or “withheld” in India due to a legal request by the Government of India, which means that people within India cannot access this account anymore, while it still remains active overseas.
According to the notification sent by Twitter to the representatives of CJP, the decision to withhold the account was based on an official request according to the local law, and founder Abhijeet Dipke confirmed that CJP’s official Twitter account was banned, pointing out that it might be politically motivated, as their movement quickly gained popularity among young people. To react to the ban, the movement created additional accounts, including “Cockroach is Back” on Instagram.
The government and judiciary can compel social media platforms to either block or restrict certain users’ accounts, which they consider to be in breach of local laws, including but not limited to laws related to public order, contempt, and incendiary speech; however, the company has not revealed which particular law this applies to.
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Eligibility to Join CJP-
To be a part of the CJP, you need to be:
- Visit the party’s official website, Cockroach Janta Party(CJP): Voice of the Lazy & Unemployed, and get yourself registered.
- Unemployed “by force, by choice, or by principle” in this, no formal job or working‑life status is required.
- “Lazy” means you may not be running around in politics‑style sloganeering in the physical world, but your mind is still active and critical.
- Chronically online, a minimum of about 11 hours a day spent on phones or the internet (including bathroom breaks).
- Ability to “rant professionally”, i.e., channel frustration into sharp, honest, and issue‑focused commentary or memes, not just blind trolling.
- CJP also stresses that religion, caste, gender, or formal qualifications do not matter to join.