Will Cockroach Janta Party Spark A Nepal, Bangladesh-Style Gen Z Protest In India? Founder Abhijeet Dipke Responds

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a satirical political collective that emerged last week, has broken the internet, quite literally.

The platform that started as a joke after Chief Justice of India Surya Kant described young, unemployed Indians as being 'like cockroaches,' has already generated over six lakh registrations with more followers on Instagram that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), world's biggest political party in physical membership.

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The campaign was started by 30-year-old Abjijeet Dipke, a recent graduate in public relations from Boston University, USA, soon after CJI Kant's remark which he clarified later.

As the campaign got bigger on internet with mostly youth backing it across social media platforms, many in India started comparing it with Gen Z-led protests, which have toppled governments in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh in recent years.

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Founder Dipke responded to these comaprisons by issuing a clarification.

“Many journalists have been asking me whether this GenZ movement will turn out into what happened in Nepal or Bangladesh,” Dipke wrote in X.

“Let me make this absolutely clear, do not insult or underestimate the GenZ of India by making such comparisons. The youth of this country are far more mature, aware, and politically conscious than many give them credit for. They understand their constitutional rights and will express their dissent through peaceful and democratic means,” he said.

The youth of this country are far more mature, aware, and politically conscious than many give them credit for.

The Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) manifesto, which the party describes as 'secular, socialist, democratic, lazy' includes demands such as a ban on post-retirement Rajya Sabha seats for chief justices, 50 per cent reservation for women in Parliament without increasing the strength of the house, and a 20-year- ban on turncoats.

“And please, do not demean them. Many of these young people are far more educated and informed than those currently running the government,” Dipke said.

What happened in Nepal, Bangladesh?

In September 2025, large-scale anti-corruption protests took place all across Nepal, predominantly organized by Gen Z students. The situation escalated, with protests against public officials, and vandalism of government and political buildings taking place throughout the country.

On 9 September 2025, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, along with a few government ministers, resigned. A new government led by former rapper Balendra Shah came to power Nepal in March.

In August 2024, Protests began in Bangladesh over a controversial government job-quota system and transformed into nationwide unrest following a harsh crackdown by authorities.

Nearly 300 people were killed within weeks in one of the most violent phases of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule. Hasina left the nation and a new government under Tarique Rahman is in place in Bangladesh.

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