Will Cockroach Janta Party spark a Nepal, Bangladesh-style Gen Z protest in India? Founder Abhijeet Dipke responds

Key points

• 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 ‘like cockroaches’ has already generated over six lakh registrations and has more followers on Instagram than the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the world's biggest political party in terms of physical membership.
• Also Read | Cockroach Janta Party is beyond a joke now, says founder Abhijeet Dipke The campaign was started by 30-year-old Abjijeet Dipke, a recent graduate in public relations from Boston University, USA, soon after Kant's remark, which he clarified later.
• As the campaign got bigger on the 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.
• Founder...