Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke’s Maharashtra residence gets police protection to prevent ‘overcrowding’ | Today’s news
Police security has been deployed at the residence of Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke in MIDC Waluj area of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, a senior official said on Sunday. Refuting claims that the security was provided due to threats, Deputy Commissioner of Police Pankaj Atulkar told PTI that it was put in place to ensure there was “no stampede” at the residence.
The cockroach Janata Party emerged online last week and quickly gained attention through memes and political commentary focusing on unemployment, exam paper leaks and education-related concerns.
“We have provided 24/7 general police protection to Abhijeet Dipke’s residence located in MIDC Waluj area. This is to ensure that there is no stampede at his place as the topic of CJP is trending on social media right now,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Pankaj Atulkar clarified.
Atulkar said that no police station under his jurisdiction had received any official complaint in the matter.
Dipke on Saturday charged a large-scale crackdown on the digital movement, claiming that all the party’s social media accounts and its website had either been removed or compromised, leaving the group unable to access official platforms.
He stated on X a few days ago, “I’m getting death threats now.” Dipke posted images of threat reports.
Are Cockroach Janta Party followers from Pakistan?
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have claimed that a significant portion of the CJP’s followers are based in Pakistan. However, according to Alt News, Dipke shared a screenshot from CJP’s official Instagram account showing the demographics of followers to counter the claims.
According to the data, India accounted for 94.7% of the site’s viewers, followed by the United States at 1%, the United Kingdom at 0.7%, and Canada and the United Arab Emirates at 0.6% each. Notably, Pakistan and Bangladesh did not appear in the follower statistics.
Dipke also took to Twitter on May 21 at 5:17 pm to deny the viral allegations and shared a screenshot that reflected similar numbers.
What is Cockroach Janata Party?
The Cockroach Janata Party, as the satirical movement is known, was founded by Abhijeet Dipke, a Boston University student who was previously associated with the Aam Aadmi Party. Although the outfit was only launched a week ago, it has already attracted more than 19 million followers on Instagram.
The platform emerged last week after a controversy erupted over remarks allegedly made by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant about “cockroaches” and “parasites” during a court hearing related to the “senior” appointment of a lawyer.
The CJI later clarified that his observations were aimed at individuals joining the legal profession using “false and bogus degrees”, he was misquoted.
Earlier this week, the CJP launched a campaign seeking the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG paper leak issue.
“Action should have been taken against the education minister for the paper leak. For a student who lost his life due to government failure. But in New India action is being taken against Janta Cockroach Party for demanding accountability,” Dipke said.
