A controversy that began with a purported remark by India’s Chief Justice Suryakant during a court hearing has become a thorn in the throat of the country’s corrupt system. In just 3 days, the Instagram followers of “Cockroach Janta Party” (CJP) surpassed those of the BJP.
SNPNEWS.IN News (Gurmail Kamboj): On 15 May 2026, while hearing a case, the Chief Justice allegedly made a controversial comment that some unemployed youth in the country (those without jobs) become social media users, journalists, or RTI activists and start attacking everyone. He compared such people to “cockroaches” and “parasites” of society.
Abhijeet Deepke, a 30-year-old young man who has studied journalism and public relations, decided to turn this insult into a weapon. On 16 May (the very next day after the remark), he posted on X (formerly Twitter): “What will happen if all the cockroaches come together?” In a light-hearted manner, he announced the formation of the “Cockroach Janta Party” (CJP) and started membership through a Google Form.
Abhijeet was an active member and strategist in the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) digital media team from 2020 to 2023, giving him significant experience in running meme-based campaigns.
He set the membership criteria for the Cockroach Janta Party — unemployed youth who spend 11 hours a day on their phones and can raise their voice against the system.
The country was already witnessing massive frustration among youth and students due to unemployment, paper leaks (such as the NEET scandal), and the system’s indifference. When the country’s highest court used the word “cockroach,” the youth felt that instead of helping them, the system was mocking them. This anger erupted on social media as a movement.
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Gen-Z youth connected it with internet culture and memes, coining the slogan — “Secular, Socialist, Democratic, Lazy”.
The satire became so popular that within just three days, lakhs of young people began calling themselves “cockroaches” and started questioning the system.
When the matter escalated massively and began breaking records on social media trends, Chief Justice Suryakant clarified in court. He said his comment was not directed at the country’s ordinary unemployed youth. He was only referring to those people who obtain fake degrees and enter professions like law or media and defame the system.
However, the arrow had already left the bow. The youth had turned it into a digital platform to raise their voice against the ruling dispensation. Today, this “Cockroach Janta Party” is shaking the corridors of power. The situation has reached a point where the official Instagram account of Cockroach Janta Party has crossed 8.7 million followers. Additionally, lakhs of youth have obtained membership on the CJP website Cockroachjantaparty.Org.
The satirical wave that started after Chief Justice Suryakant’s alleged “cockroach” remark about unemployed youth has now become a massive social media movement, with lakhs of young people and several prominent politicians joining it.
Leaders like Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and AAP leader Manish Sisodia posted mysteriously on the trend, heating up the political atmosphere. Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, actress Konkona Sen Sharma, and many other celebrities have also supported the movement by following CJP pages on social media.
The BJP and other critics have accused the campaign of being a politically sponsored propaganda by AAP’s digital team, especially after Manish Sisodia’s entry, claiming it is not a spontaneous movement of ordinary youth.
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra reposted a CJP post and wrote that she too wants to join the party. CJP welcomed her, saying, “Democracy needs fighters like her.”
The satirical party founded by Abhijeet Deepke has released a 5-point manifesto on its website, raising questions to those in power:
- Ban on post-retirement government posts: Complete prohibition on Supreme Court and High Court judges taking Rajya Sabha seats or any government position after retirement, so that the judiciary remains impartial.
- 20-year ban on party-hoppers: Politicians (MLAs/MPs) who switch parties for personal power (turncoats) should be banned from contesting elections for 20 years.
- 50% reservation for women (without increasing seats): Women should be given 50% direct reservation in the existing number of parliamentary seats so that they have equal share in decision-making.
- Eligibility and pension rules for politicians: Strict rules like normal jobs should apply to politicians too. Lifetime pensions after one election win should be stopped, and minimum educational qualifications should be fixed for leaders.
- Strict laws against unemployment and paper leaks: Guarantee of employment for educated youth, life imprisonment for those involved in paper leaks (NEET etc.), and stopping the exorbitant fees charged by CBSE and other bodies for re-checking.
This movement has now gone beyond being just a meme and has become linked with serious student issues in the country.
The party has strongly demanded the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over paper leak cases. It has also termed the high fees charged by CBSE for re-checking as “government loot.”
Abhijeet Deepke has announced that he will soon organize a major virtual Gen-Z Conference for the youth of the country to give this digital crowd an organized shape.
In various states (such as CJP Telangana, CJP Srinagar, CJP Madhya Pradesh, CJP Punjab), youth have started creating their own local social media pages and groups. Because of this, the movement is spreading organically rather than depending on a single leader.
In his statements to the media, Abhijeet claimed that after this campaign, the ruling party has started fearing the Gen-Z movement. As a result, its supporters have launched a smear campaign accusing it of being anti-national and an attempt to destabilize the government with support from America.
According to Abhijeet, there have already been hundreds of failed attempts to hack the Instagram account and website. Targeting the “Vishwaguru” (in reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi), he posted on social media: “Has the BJP become scared of 20-21-year-old Gen-Z kids and cockroaches?”
Meanwhile, another satirical group called “National Parasitic Front” has emerged on the internet. They claim they are also “parasites” of this broken system, but they have come together not to eat the system, but to change it from within. This has sparked an interesting battle between the two satirical factions on social media.