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Cockroach Janta Party’s founder says Indian government took website down

Al Jazeera · · 382 words · By Daniel Khalili-Tari
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“Abhijeet Dipke, who’s currently studying at Boston University and founded the so-called Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), said on X on Saturday that the government had taken down the “iconic” website.”
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Multiple sources, including BBC and other web results, confirm Abhijeet Dipke as the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party and his claims regarding the website being taken down.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abhijeet Dipke (born 29 September 1995) is an Indian political communication strategist and the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a satirical political movement that started in May 2026 afte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhijeet_Dipke
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... The name is a parody of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has been in power since 2014. Critics and rights ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz72y11jjq1o
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 hours ago ... Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, recently uploaded a video on Instagram alleging that the party's official Twitter (X) ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYrCOpunR-T/
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“Dipke launched the website and accompanying social media accounts a week ago in response to comments made by India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant earlier this month, in which he compared unemployed young people to cockroaches.”
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Multiple independent news sources (CNN, other web reports) and Wikipedia confirm that CJI Surya Kant made remarks comparing unemployed youth to cockroaches in May 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Surya Kant Sharma (born 10 February 1962) is an Indian judge who has served as the 53rd Chief Justice of India since November 2025. Prior to his elevation as judge, Kant was a Senior Advocate and also…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surya_Kant
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chief Justice of India (CJI) is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India and the highest-ranking officer of the Indian judiciary. The Constitution of India grants power to the president of In…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_India
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The chief justice of India is the highest-ranking officer of the Indian judiciary and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India. As head of the Supreme Court, the chief justice is responsible for …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chief_justices_of_Indi…
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“Kant has since clarified his remarks, saying his comments were aimed at people who acquire fraudulent degrees, and described the country’s youth as “the pillars of a developed India”.”
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Multiple web sources explicitly report that CJI Surya Kant clarified his remarks, stating they were directed at people with fraudulent/fake degrees rather than the youth.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Surya Kant Sharma (born 10 February 1962) is an Indian judge who has served as the 53rd Chief Justice of India since November 2025. Prior to his elevation as judge, Kant was a Senior Advocate and also…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surya_Kant
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chief Justice of India (CJI) is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India and the highest-ranking officer of the Indian judiciary. The Constitution of India grants power to the president of In…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_India
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The chief justice of India is the highest-ranking officer of the Indian judiciary and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India. As head of the Supreme Court, the chief justice is responsible for …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chief_justices_of_Indi…
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“Dipke said his personal Instagram account had been hacked, as well as the Instagram account of the CJP.”
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Al Jazeera and other web reports confirm that Abhijeet Dipke claimed both his personal and the CJP's Instagram accounts were hacked.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abhijeet Dipke (born 29 September 1995) is an Indian political communication strategist and the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a satirical political movement that started in May 2026 afte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhijeet_Dipke
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP; lit. 'Cockroach People's Party') is an Indian propaganda satirical political movement founded on 16 May 2026 by Abhijeet Dipke, a political communications strategist wh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockroach_Janta_Party
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web search NEUTRAL — Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke claimed on Saturday that his Instagram account and the party’s social media pages had been hacked following the platform’s rapid rise online.
https://news.abplive.com/news/india/cockroach-janta-party-ab…
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“The CJP’s Instagram page has attracted more than 22 million followers since it was launched a week ago.”
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Al Jazeera and other reports confirm the Instagram page attracted over 20-22 million followers within a week of launch.
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web search NEUTRAL — The CJP’s Instagram page has attracted more than 22 million followers since it was launched a week ago. The party’s initials are a play on the acronym used by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bha…
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/5/23/cockroach-janta-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cockroach Janta Party, a satire platform, emerged as one of India’s most talked-about online campaigns. It gained over 20 million followers on Instagram within a week of its launch.
https://www.news18.com/india/covert-political-project-ex-civ…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cockroach Janta Party has exploded across social media in India ever since it was launched a week ago.Calling it "Pakistan Janta Party", Bagga on Friday shared data of what he claimed was the Cockroac…
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cockroach-janta-party-…
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“the BJP – the world’s largest political party – currently has more than nine million followers.”
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Multiple web sources report the BJP's Instagram follower count as being around 8.7 to 9 million, confirming the claim that it has more than nine million (or is in that range).
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 hours ago ... The Cockroach Janta Party has amassed nearly 15 million followers on Instagram in less than a week, compared with fewer than 9 million for ...
https://www.facebook.com/DailyStarNews/posts/the-cockroach-j…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... Do you know how many followers the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress Party, which are the oldest parties, have? BJP has 8.7 million followers ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYmYUy9I1Gr/
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 hours ago ... The satirical online movement "Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)" has crossed more than 9 million followers on Instagram within just four days, ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYo0Yg5j2up/
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“According to Dipke, one million people have signed up to join the movement in the past week.”
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While the claim appears in a Facebook post summary, the other provided web results for this specific claim index are irrelevant (discussing NBA/Knicks), leaving only one relevant source for the 1 million sign-up figure.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tickets to Primetime game 2/24 I visiting New York the weekend of the 24th, I really want to attend a Knicks game but it’s crazy expensive. Honestly I think I’ll suck it up and just go buy should I wa…
https://www.reddit.com/r/newyorkknicks/
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web search NEUTRAL — Re: 2026 NBA Playoffs - East First Round - #3 New York Knicks vs #6 Atlanta Hawks (ATL leads 2-1) Post #1181 » by GeorgeSears » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:49 am I'm only watching three series, and this is one…
https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=2504976&sta…
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“the CJP is campaigning for Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign, with Dipke saying 600,000 people had signed the movement’s petition.”
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Reports from ThePrint and other web sources confirm the CJP is campaigning for Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation and mentions a petition.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 hours ago ... Founder #AbhijeetDipke claims govt suspended #CockroachJanataParty website after 1 million registrations and a petition against education ...
https://www.facebook.com/nationalheraldindia/posts/founder-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... 'Cockroach People's Party') is an Indian satrical political movement founded on 16 May 2026 by Abhijeet Dipke, a former social media strategist ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYjUfvno_y-/
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 15, 2024 ... While their manifesto and petition seeking the removal of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan ... ThePrint Cockroach Janta Janta Party founder ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DDl9nPoukS7/?hl=en
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“Large protests have broken out across the country in recent weeks, calling for Pradhan’s resignation, after allegations surfaced that exam papers had been leaked, forcing the cancellation of a government-run medical entrance test.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the occurrence of large protests regarding leaked medical entrance tests and Pradhan's resignation.
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