Delhi HC to hear plea against blocking of Cockroach Janta Party’s X handle

The Delhi High Court is scheduled to hear on Friday (May 29, 2026) a petition by founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Abhijeet Dipke, against the blocking of the satirical digital outfit’s social media account on X.

Mr. Dipke’s petition is listed for hearing before Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav.

The original X handle of the CJP was withheld in India on May 21, following which the group resurfaced with a new handle, ‘Cockroach is Back’, which presently has over 2,35,000 followers.

Launched on May 16, the CJP claims that it wants to build an independent youth-driven movement to amplify the concerns of the youth and hold the government accountable.

It recently started a campaign demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged systemic failures in the education sector and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2026 paper “leak”.

Mr. Dipke, who was earlier associated with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), launched the CJP amid a controversy over remarks attributed to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on “cockroaches” and “parasites” during a hearing on May 15 on a plea concerning senior designation for a lawyer.