Founder’s parents lose sleep as ‘Cockroach’ sets social media on fire

Key points

• The meteoric rise of satirical digital outfit Cockroach Janta Party on social media has left the parents of its founder, Abhijeet Dipke, overwhelmed by fears that he could land in trouble or even face arrest.
• The outfit, now popular as CJP, has garnered over 19 million followers on Instagram since it was founded barely a week ago by Boston University student Mr. Dipke, earlier associated with the Aam Aadmi Party.
• His parents, Bhagwan and Anita Dipke, who live in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, told a Marathi news channel on Thursday (May 21) that they were not keen on letting their son enter politics.
• The parents said they have lost their sleep after learning about Mr. Abhijeet Dipke’s move.
• Cockroach Janata Party, according to Mr. Dipke, was born following a controversy over Chief Justice of India Surya Kant using the terms “parasites” and “cockroaches” while pulling up a lawyer for his plea...