Kumar Bahukhandi
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) -File Photo -Channel24india.com
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday alleged a crackdown on the satirical digital outfit, stating that it had lost access to all its social media platforms following a series of takedowns and hacking incidents
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday alleged a crackdown on the satirical digital outfit, stating that it had lost access to all its social media platforms following a series of takedowns and hacking incidents.
In a post on X, Dipke said his personal Instagram account had also been hacked and that the organisation no longer had control over its accounts. “Crackdown on Cockroach Janta Party. Instagram page hacked. My personal Instagram hacked. Twitter account withheld. Back up account also taken down,” he said.
“Please note that we currently do not have access to any of our platforms. Any post made after this should not be considered an official statement from the Cockroach Janta Party,” he added.
The development follows the withholding of the CJP’s account on X in India earlier this week, after which Dipke created a new account. The outfit had launched a campaign seeking Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over alleged systemic failures in the education sector and the NEET-UG 2026 paper “leak”.
Dipke also claimed he had received death threats and shared screenshots of messages. He linked the action against the platform to its campaign. “Action should have been taken against the education minister for the paper leak. For the student who lost his life due to the government’s failure. But in New India, action is being taken against the Cockroach Janta Party for demanding accountability,” he said.
The CJP website was also reported to be inaccessible. In posts from a backup handle, ‘Cockroach is Back’, the outfit said it had crossed one million registrations on its website within a week.
“The movement keeps getting bigger despite all the crackdown!” it said. The handle also stated that the official Instagram account had been hacked and issued a clarification distancing the organisation from any protest call.
“The Cockroach Janta Party has not given any such call. The government is just waiting for one mishap to demonise the entire movement. We request all cockroaches to remain peaceful and careful,” it said.
The backup account had over 2.02 lakh followers, while the Instagram account had over 21.9 million followers at the time of reporting.
