About TCJP.
Independent satirical commentary website — satire and civic commentary only; not the official Cockroach Janta Party and not affiliated with the movement. What this site is, what it is not, and who actually runs it.
This is not the official CJP
TCJP is an independent satirical commentary website. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the Cockroach Janta Party movement, its founder Abhijeet Dipke, or any of its spokespersons. The official movement is at cockroachjantaparty.org. If you are looking for official announcements, membership, or press contacts, go there — not here.
This site is run independently by a supporter of the movement. Nothing published here is an official CJP statement, and no one here speaks for the movement.
What is the Cockroach Janta Party?
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is an Indian satirical political movement founded on 16 May 2026 by Abhijeet Dipke. It emerged after public rhetoric compared unemployed youth to pests, and reclaims “cockroach” — a slur used against young, jobless, and politically active Indians — as a badge, the way earlier movements turned slurs into identity. CJP is not registered with the Election Commission of India and describes itself as a platform rather than a conventional party.
What this site is
A supporter-run space for commentary, satire, and community discussion around the movement and the issues it raises: youth unemployment, institutional accountability, and the state of political discourse in India. Anyone can read; signing up here creates a community account on this website only — it is not membership of CJP, and confers nothing with the official movement.
CJP’s five demands
These are the movement’s stated demands, reproduced here as commentary. They originate with CJP, not with this site.
- No Rajya Sabha seats for retiring Chief Justices.
- Criminal liability under UAPA for any deleted legitimate vote.
- Fifty per cent women's reservation in Parliament and Cabinet, without expanding total seat count.
- Cancellation of broadcast licences for media houses owned by Ambani and Adani.
- A twenty-year bar on defectors from contesting elections or holding public office.
Read the full manifesto on /manifesto.
Signing up here
39,345 people have signed up on this site. It is free, and you can delete your account at any time. To be clear about what it is: a community account on this website, not membership of the Cockroach Janta Party. It carries no standing with the official movement. Sign up on /join.
Protest coverage
This site tracks publicly reported coverage of the movement. These are not official CJP dispatches — they are collected from public reporting. See the timeline on /protests, and the conduct expectations for peaceful participation on /protest-guidelines.
Press
Journalists: for anything about the movement, contact the official CJP at cockroachjantaparty.org — this site cannot speak for it. For questions about this website specifically, see the press kit.
Frequently asked questions
What is The Cockroach Janta Party?
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is an Indian satirical political movement founded in May 2026 by Abhijeet Dipke, in response to the public use of "cockroach" as a slur against young, unemployed and politically active Indians. It reclaims the insult and pairs it with five demands covering judicial reform, electoral integrity, women's reservation, media monopoly, and the anti-defection law. This website (TCJP) is an independent satirical commentary website about that movement — not the official CJP, which is at cockroachjantaparty.org.
Why is it called the Cockroach Janta Party?
The name reclaims a slur used against young, jobless and online Indians. Reclaiming insults — Tories, Quakers, Suffragettes, Queer — is a recurring pattern in political movements: the more derisive the original term, the more durable the eventual movement. The full argument is in our essay on reclaimed symbols.
What are the five demands of the Cockroach Janta Party?
The movement’s five demands are: (1) No Rajya Sabha seats for retiring Chief Justices. (2) Criminal liability under UAPA for any deleted legitimate vote. (3) Fifty per cent women's reservation in Parliament and Cabinet, without expanding the total seat count. (4) Cancellation of broadcast licences for media houses owned by Ambani and Adani. (5) A twenty-year bar on defectors from contesting elections or holding any public office.
How can I join the Cockroach Janta Party?
To join the movement itself, go to the official CJP at cockroachjantaparty.org — this site cannot enrol you there. What you can do here is create a free community account on this website, on the /join page, which lets you post and take part in the community. It is not CJP membership and carries no standing with the movement. The four tongue-in-cheek standards are: overqualified (three certificates, zero callbacks), politically frustrated (complains professionally, votes emotionally), civic anger (fuel prices, layoffs, unpaid internships), and financially confused (salary comes, EMI takes, UPI finishes the rest).
Is the Cockroach Janta Party a registered political party?
No. The CJP movement is not registered with the Election Commission of India and describes itself as a platform rather than a conventional party. This website is not a registered party either — it is an independent satirical commentary website about the movement. The Disclaimer page lays out the line between sincere and satirical in detail.
Is the Cockroach Janta Party membership free?
Signing up on this website is free — there are no fees, no selfies with the leader, no "missed call to register", and you can delete your account whenever you like. To be clear, that is a community account on this site, not membership of the CJP movement.
Where is the Cockroach Janta Party headquartered?
This website has no office and no salaried staff — it runs wherever the wifi works, maintained by one independent developer and funded by voluntary contributions toward hosting costs. For the movement’s own contact details, see cockroachjantaparty.org or email contact@cockroachjantaparty.org.
Who runs the Cockroach Janta Party?
The CJP movement was founded in May 2026 by Abhijeet Dipke, who leads it along with its official spokespersons. This website is not run by them: it is an independent satirical commentary website maintained by a supporter, and nobody here speaks for the movement. Journalists should direct anything about CJP to cockroachjantaparty.org or contact@cockroachjantaparty.org.
