Cockroach Janata Party founder moves Delhi HC against blocking of X account

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• Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke has approached the Delhi High Court, challenging the blocking of the party's X (formerly Twitter) account, alleging that the government suspended the handle citing national security concerns.
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• According to Mr. Dipke, the official Instagram account of the Cockroach Janata Party was hacked, resulting in the loss of access to the page.
• In posts shared from his personal X handle, he further claimed that his personal Instagram account was also compromised, while the party's X account was withheld, and its backup...