On May 16, 30-year-old Abhijeet Dipke posted a Google form on X inviting people to register for the “Cockroach Janta Party” — a satirical political outfit born a day after Chief Justice of India Surya Kant drew criticism over his “cockroach” remark.Though Chief Justice Kant later clarified that his oral observation was directed at those using fake degrees to enter professions such as law and media, and not at unemployed youth, the remark had already struck a nerve online. Within hours, Abhijeet received over 5,000 registrations, transforming an Internet joke into an unofficial organisation channelling public discontent, humour, and political frustration.— Abhijeet Dipke (@abhijeet_dipke) May 16, 2026“The Cockroach Janta Party expresses the dissent of young people against the statement made by the Hon’ble CJI, where he labelled the youth as cockroaches and parasites. It was unacceptable in a democracy like India, where the CJI of the Supreme Court, who is supposed to be the custodian of the Constitution and free speech, demeaned young people for their criticism,” says Abhijeet, who is in the U.S., completing his master’s degree in public relations at Boston University.He had previously volunteered with the social media team of the Aam Aadmi Party from 2020 to 2023.“The name ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ shows that we own the identity of the cockroach — if that is what it takes for young people to be heard. It also seeks to send a message that cockroaches exist only in filth and rot. This means the country’s system has become so rotten that the cockroaches now have to emerge,” he says.A quick glance at the Cockroach Janta Party’s website gives an overview of its mission and vision. “We are not here to set up another PM CARES, holiday in Davos on the taxpayer’s salary slip, or rebrand corruption as ‘strategic spending’. We are here to ask — loudly, repeatedly, in writing — where the money went,” its website reads. With its tagline as “Voice of the lazy and unemployed”, the Cockroach Janta Party claims to represent the people that “the system forgot to count”. With zero sponsors and five demands, it identifies as “one large, stubborn swarm”.