Episode 3307
Cockroach Janta Party
Tue, 2026-May-26 11:03 UTC
Length - 2:10
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With 253,301 views on Friday, 22 May 2026 our article of the day is Cockroach Janta Party.
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP; lit. 'Cockroach People's Party') is an Indian satirical political movement founded on 16 May 2026 by Abhijeet Dipke, a political communications strategist who formerly worked with the Aam Aadmi Party. It emerged in response to remarks made by the incumbent chief justice of India, Surya Kant, on 15 May 2026, in which he compared unemployed youth to "cockroaches" and "parasites of society". The name is a parody of the ruling party in India, the Bharatiya Janata Party. Within days of its founding, the movement garnered over 350,000 sign-ups and over 20 million followers on Instagram. The movement has also engaged in offline activities, with volunteers participating in protests and clean-up drives dressed in cockroach costumes.
Though the movement is not registered as a political party with the Election Commission of India, it campaigns against broader societal, economic, and political issues affecting the Indian youth.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 11:03 UTC on Tuesday, 26 May 2026.
For the full current version of the article, see Cockroach Janta Party on Wikipedia.
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