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Cockroach Janta Party News: The social media sensation ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ (CJP) has created a huge impact in the digital world in just 5-6 days. It is being claimed that this campaign, started by Abhijeet Deepke, a youth from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, has created a new platform to express public sentiment against the system. Interestingly, the page has become a huge buzz across the country as it crossed the 10 million (10 million) follower mark on Instagram in just six days.

‘Cockroach Janata Party’ is not a traditional political party but is being seen as an ironic and aggressive digital movement against the establishment. Videos, posts and manifestoes criticizing the politics of unemployment, inflation, corruption, examination papers, electoral process, media freedom and defections have seen the campaign grow in popularity among the youth. Interestingly, this digital campaign is said to have overtaken even many established parties in terms of followers on social media. According to some social media analysts, discontent and anti-establishment sentiments among the youth are driving the campaign’s massive support.

Cockroach Janata Party: ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ storm on social media; How did CJP, which started as a joke, become the voice of millions of youth?

A growing response from youth across the country within hours

During a hearing on a case, Chief Justice Suryakant had referred to some unemployed youths as ‘cockroaches’ (cockroaches) and ‘parasites’ while talking about people doing business using fake titles. His statement started a lot of discussion on social media.

Issues such as the NEET paper leak case, unemployment and rising inflation are already fueling anger among the country’s youth. After this statement of the Chief Justice, the Cockroach Janata Party campaign started on social media. What’s special is that already disgruntled youths have responded strongly to this campaign on social media. Through Facebook Instagram reels, memes and other ironic posts, the ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ has created a distinct identity within hours.

Regarding all this series of events, the founder of Cockroach Janata Party, Abhijit Deepke, in an interview given to the news channel Ek ABP Maja, has presented his position on this campaign.

When asked how he came up with the idea of ​​Cockroach Janata Party, he said, “It was not an idea, it was anger against the system. Cockroach Janata Party was not a premeditated campaign in any way. It was a strong anger against the system. It was only when one of the highest officials of the country spoke about the citizens raising their voices against the system that anger was unleashed.

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“This was not expected from the defenders of the Constitution”

Explaining the role behind the formation of ‘Cockroach Janata Party’, Abhijit Deepke reacted strongly on the issue of judiciary and freedom of expression. He said, “The Chief Justice is the protector of the Constitution and the fundamental rights of the citizens. The Constitution has given everyone the right to freedom of expression. In such a situation, calling the general public and the youth ‘cockroaches’ or ‘parasites’ is a very serious matter. The language used about the youth who raised their voices against the system created a feeling of anger among many youths and this digital movement arose.” He also said that.

…and revolutionized social media!”

Abhijeet Deepke raised the question in a post on social media platform X. “If the youth who raise their voices against the system are considered ‘cockroaches’, what will happen if all these ‘cockroaches’ come together?” After this post, the concept of ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ went viral on social media. Within days, thousands of youths supported the campaign and it became a huge digital movement.

20 year ban on defectors?

The CJP’s manifesto has taken a tough stance on political defection. It has been proposed to ban MLAs or MPs who switch from one party to another from contesting elections and holding any public office for 20 years.

Also, there has been a demand to reserve 50 percent of the Cabinet Ministerial posts for women at the Center and in the States. Taking a stand on the issue of media freedom, the manifesto demanded cancellation of licenses of media houses owned by the Ambani and Adani groups and also demanded an inquiry into the financial dealings of the so-called ‘Godi Media’ anchors.

Key points in the manifesto

No Chief Justice should be given Rajya Sabha or political post after retirement

Deprivation of the right to vote should be considered a serious crime

50 percent representation of women in Parliament and Cabinet

Restrictions on large corporate media conglomerates for media freedom

20 years ban on defecting MLAs-Khasas

Who is Abhijit Deepke?

Abhijeet Deepke is a native of Walaj area in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. 30-year-old Abhijeet has completed his studies in Broadcast Journalism from Pune and is currently pursuing his Masters in Public Relations at Boston University in the US.

He works as a political communication strategist specializing in digital narrative, public communication and social media campaigns. Between 2020 and 2023, he worked as a volunteer in the Aam Aadmi Party’s social media team. He was also involved in meme-based campaigning during the Delhi Assembly elections.