'Don't take it so sentimentally', says SC, refusing urgent hearing of plea against Cockroach Janta Party
The Cockroach Janata Party emerged as a satirical social media movement after Justice Surya Kant, during an earlier hearing, compared unemployed youth misusing online activism to “cockroaches.”
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Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, on Monday, May 25, told a petitioner not to take the Cockroach Janta Party issue so emotionally when the lawyer mentioned a petition concerning it for urgent listing. A petition filed in the Supreme Court has sought a CBI investigation into the activities of individuals linked to the Cockroach Janata Party.
The Cockroach Janata Party emerged as a satirical social media movement after Justice Surya Kant, during an earlier hearing, compared unemployed youth misusing online activism to “cockroaches.” The Chief Justice later clarified that his remarks were directed at individuals possessing fake degrees. The group’s social media accounts, which had gained millions of followers within just a few days, were subsequently suspended.
The digital-only collective describes itself as “a political party for the lazy, the unemployed, and the chronically correct”, with its headquarters jokingly listed as “wherever the Wi-Fi works”.
It was reported earlier that Dipke, who has deep associations with the Aam Aadmi Party, had in the year 2019 attempted to spread fake information and fear against the Indian government during the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
"Need to stand with Kashmir. Today it's Kashmir, tomorrow it can be your state," the alleged fear-spreading tweet by Dipke read. He also shared an alleged fake screenshot of his communication with one of his associates, a claimed resident of Kashmir. The conversation between the duo indicated that people in Kashmir during the abrogation of Article 370 in the former state were scared and that they all were going to die. The entire report regarding the same can be read here.
During the hearing, advocate N K Goswami, appearing for the petitioner, argued that the party was damaging the image of the judiciary. However, a Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V M Pancholi remarked, “Don’t take it so sentimentally.” As reported by Bar and Bench, another lawyer informed the court that the plea also sought a probe into alleged fake law degrees, while stressing that courtroom exchanges should not be used for commercial purposes. Responding to the submissions, Justice Surya Kant observed, “There is no such grave urgency. We will see.”
The Cockroach Janata Party emerged as a satirical social media movement after Justice Surya Kant, during an earlier hearing, compared unemployed youth misusing online activism to “cockroaches.” The Chief Justice later clarified that his remarks were directed at individuals possessing fake degrees. The group’s social media accounts, which had gained millions of followers within just a few days, were subsequently suspended.
It was reported earlier that Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the mass movement, who has close associations with the AAP, was attempting to garner Gen Z attention by launching a political mass movement by introducing the Cockroach Janata Party. He launched the party as a rebuttal to CJI Surya Kant's alleged statement, where he referred to India's unemployed youth as 'cockroaches'.
The digital-only collective describes itself as “a political party for the lazy, the unemployed, and the chronically correct”, with its headquarters jokingly listed as “wherever the Wi-Fi works”.
Within just two days of its launch, CJP claimed to have enrolled over 40,000 members, while its meteoric growth on Instagram quickly became one of the central talking points surrounding the controversy. At present, the Bharatiya Janata Party has around 8.8 million Instagram followers, and the Indian National Congress has nearly 13.3 million, both significantly lower than CJP’s reported follower count.
It was reported earlier that Dipke, who has deep associations with the Aam Aadmi Party, had in the year 2019 attempted to spread fake information and fear against the Indian government during the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
"Need to stand with Kashmir. Today it's Kashmir, tomorrow it can be your state," the alleged fear-spreading tweet by Dipke read. He also shared an alleged fake screenshot of his communication with one of his associates, a claimed resident of Kashmir. The conversation between the duo indicated that people in Kashmir during the abrogation of Article 370 in the former state were scared and that they all were going to die. The entire report regarding the same can be read here.