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India's Cockroach Janta Party Claims Website Has Been Blocked
Abhijeet Dipke said the campaign lost access to all its social media handles after drawing 10 lakh sign-ups and 6 lakh petition signatures.
- On Saturday, Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party , reported that the Indian government took down the campaign's website and alleged his personal Instagram and the group's backup accounts were hacked.
- Responding to Chief Justice Surya Kant's remark comparing unemployed youth to "cockroaches," Dipke launched the CJP on May 16; Kant later clarified his comments, describing the country's youth as "the pillars of a developed India."
- With more than 22 million Instagram followers, the satirical movement mocking the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has gained significant traction, with 1 million people signing up to join in the past week.
- Bengaluru Police warned the public against sharing campaign messages or gathering near Town Hall on Sunday, while the movement's X account was withheld in India on Thursday.
- Demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, the CJP has mobilized nearly 600,000 petition signers following allegations of leaked exam papers that forced cancellation of a government medical entrance test.
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dtnext.in'Crackdown' on CJP, access to all accounts lost, says founder Abhijeet Dipke
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday alleged a crackdown on the satirical digital outfit, saying it does not have access to any of its social media accounts following a series of takedowns and hacking incidents.
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Cockroach Janta Party Instagram hacked; backup account, website taken down
The Instagram accounts of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and its founder, Abhijeet Dipke, have been hacked, while the backup account has been taken down from the social media platform as of Saturday, May 23. On May 21, the satirical digital outfit’s Twitter handle was withheld in India and within two days, its official website was taken down. Its founder, described as “iconic,” indicates that rising dissent from among India’s youth has begun to…
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