X suspends ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ account in India after legal demand. The digital campaign was reportedly launched against a comment made by the Chief Justice of India. Within a few days, it led to widespread discussion on social media.
This online campaign which started with the name ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ has now caused a new controversy. Party account of X has been blocked in India. At the same time, its number of followers on Instagram seems to be increasing rapidly. After the campaign started, it quickly gained support on social media.
After X’s account was suspended, the debate over the campaign grew. Currently the message “This account has been suspended” is showing on the platform. A new debate has started after the campaign, which went viral on social media, was stopped.
According to party founder Abhijeet Deepke, the first attempt was made to hack the account. He claimed that it was not possible and later the account was suspended. According to him, while the party has more than 1.6 lakh followers on X, the number has reached crores on Instagram.
Titled CJP, the digital campaign was launched on May 16. Reports say that the campaign was launched against a remark made by the Chief Justice of India. Reactions on social media came after allegations that the word ‘cockroach’ was used in a comment about unemployed youth.
After this Abhijeet Deepke brought forward the idea of “Cockroach Janata Party” through an online post. Later, this campaign went viral on social media and it is reported that a large number of people joined it.
According to reports, lakhs of people have registered online to join the party. It is said that its number of followers on Instagram has grown rapidly, surpassing the social media pages of many political parties. It is reported that the names of many social media celebrities and politicians have also appeared in the follower list.
The Cockroach Janata Party website is also said to be active at present. The party included several demands for political and electoral reforms in its manifesto. These include demands that Chief Justices should not be sent to the Rajya Sabha after retirement, 50 per cent reservation for women and ban on MPs and MLAs who have switched parties from contesting elections for a long time.
Abhijeet Deepke hails from Pune, Maharashtra. He works in the field of political communication strategies. He studied Public Relations at Boston University in America.
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