Cockroach Janta Party(CJP), a satirical online movement led byAbhijeet Dipke- a Boston University student -- whose website and select social media accounts faced a crackdown after it came under the government’s scrutiny, is now active and continuing with its movement using a back-up account on X - "Cockroach is Back". The movement, first launched on May 16 this month, quickly gained traction and followers on social media, which even surpassed the followers of mainstream political parties in the country, especially on Instagram. However, it faced government scrutiny due to perceived threats to national security, reports said.

The movement was reaching out to the people using its website and social media accounts on X and Instagram. However, after a crackdown and as claimed by the founder himself, CJP’s official website — cockroachjantaparty.org — its X handle, and back-up handle on Instagram, were repeatedly taken down.

The CJP movement is using political commentary around unemployment, exam paper leaks, as issues to reach out to people and followers.

In fresh posts shared from CJP’s backup X handle -- Cockroach is Back -- the group claimed that its movement continues to grow despite the alleged crackdown.

"We have achieved 1 million registered cockroaches on our website in less than a week! The movement keeps getting bigger despite all the crackdown!" the CJP said.

The group claimed that before its website was taken down, "10 lakh cockroaches had signed up on our website as members" and "6 lakh cockroaches had signed a petition to demand the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan".

"The government has taken down our iconic website," the post said, asking, "Why is the government so scared of cockroaches?"

Describing the campaign as youth-driven dissent, the group said, "Our only crime is we were demanding a better future for ourselves."

An image shared with the post carried the message: "They hacked all accounts, they couldn't hack the movement."

The handle also asserted that the campaign would continue despite losing access to its platforms. "You can hack and withhold the accounts but you cannot hack this movement," it said.

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