A symbol has entered the country’s politics through social media, with whom crores of Indians have connected. Its name is Cockroach Janata Party. Only 6 days have passed since the establishment of this party and the number of its followers on Instagram has crossed 21 million, that is, more than 2 crore 10 lakh people have followed the Instagram handle of Cockroach Janata Party. This number is continuously increasing. The thing to think about is that cockroaches usually live in dirt. How did a party organized on social media in the name of a person whom people kill at home with the help of a spray or by crushing, become so popular?
The tagline of Cockroach Janata Party is a political front of the youth, by the youth, for the youth. It was established 6 days ago on 16 May. The name of its founder is Abhijeet Deepke. Abhijeet is a student of Boston University. The main symbol of the party is the cockroach. The party’s slogan is secular, socialist, democratic and lazy.
Reason for formation of the party?
The reason for the formation of this party is the cockroach’s sarcasm on the unemployed youth. Its trigger event is a comment by the Chief Justice of India, Chief Justice Surya Kant. Its handle on X is called Cockroach is Back because the previous account was blocked. It is written in the bio of its Twitter account that cockroaches do not die. By the way, let us tell you that this party is not a registered party with the Election Commission. Right now it is a digital satire movement, that is, an online sarcasm, a meme, which suddenly went viral.
There is also a story behind the formation of this online party. On May 15, a comment by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant went viral. He reportedly said that such youth who are not getting employment are going into media, social media and activism like cockroaches and attacking everyone. Then the CJI gave clarification after the controversy over his statement increased.
He said that his comments were misrepresented. Cockroach Janata Party was born the very next day. As soon as the account was created on Instagram, people started following it. Now know the qualifications required to become a member of this party.
- Unemployed
- Lazy
- always online
- ability to vent in a professional manner
About Abhijeet Deepke
Abhijeet Deepke, who founded this party, is doing Masters in Public Relations from Boston University. Reports say that Abhijeet has been the social media strategist of Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party from 2020 to 2022. Later he separated from the party and went to America to study. Well, no one knows about the future of Cockroach Janata Party.
No one even knows whether this party will register itself with the Election Commission in the future or apply for an election symbol, but the speed with which youth are joining this party is surprising everyone. Be it the ruling party or the opposition, everyone is cautious regarding this. However, because of its unique name, people are searching more about this party. Due to this, the word cockroach has also become popular in Google Trends.
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