Cockroach Janta Party Founder Interview at India Today
Scene
SONAL: I saw your agenda. Are you preparing for a new party?
ABHIJEET: This is what an ideal system should look like. Look around — our institutions are compromised.
SONAL: But BJP is still winning.
SONAL: The CJI clarified the “cockroach” comment.
ABHIJEET: That makes it worse. Degree or no degree, unemployed youth have the fundamental right to speak.
Abhijeet’s Statement
Many journalists have been asking me whether this Gen Z movement will turn into what happened in Nepal or Bangladesh.
Let me make this absolutely clear: do not insult or underestimate the Gen Z of India by making such comparisons. The youth of this country are far more mature, aware, and politically conscious than many give them credit for. They understand their constitutional rights and will express their dissent through peaceful and democratic means.
And please, do not demean them. Many of these young people are far more educated and informed than those currently running the government.
Amid the growing political discourse, India has seen the emergence of two viral online outfits:
These are not officially recognised political parties under the Election Commission of India. Instead, they are satirical, internet-driven political movements created largely by Gen Z users to protest:
The movements function as forms of participatory digital resistance, using meme-politics and satire to channel frustration into online activism.
The movement gained traction in mid-May 2026 after controversial remarks attributed to Supreme Court Chief Justice Surya Kant during a court hearing.
According to reports, the remarks compared certain unemployed youth involved in:
to “cockroaches” and “parasites” attacking the system.
The Chief Justice later clarified that:
Instead of responding with conventional outrage, many young internet users chose to “own the insult.”
The terms:
were transformed into symbols of collective political frustration and resistance.
Through memes, satire, mock manifestos, and fictional political branding, the movement evolved into a wider commentary on:
There should a way that shows the Ruling party what to actually do and take criticism rather than just suppress the youth.
The BJP on Wednesday released a list of several properties it alleged are linked to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, intensifying the ongoing political row in West Bengal over alleged property irregularities. The development comes amid scrutiny surrounding properties allegedly associated with the TMC national general secretary, who is also the nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Abhishek Banerjee had declared assets worth Rs 2.3 crore in movable property, liabilities of Rs 36 lakh, and an annual income of Rs 1.4 crore for FY2023 in his affidavit submitted to the Election Commission. His declared investments included bank deposits, life insurance policies and other movable assets.