Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Monday told a petitioner not to take the ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ issue so emotionally.
A lawyer had requested for immediate listing of the PIL filed in this regard.
According to Live Law, advocate NK Goswami argued that despite the clarification given by the Chief Justice of India on the cockroach statement, ‘a distorted and malicious narrative’ continues.
Chief Justice Justice Surya Kant told the lawyer, “Don’t take it so emotionally.”
The Chief Justice said that at present there is no immediate need to hear this case and it will be heard when the time comes.
‘Cockroach Janata Party’ is a satirical social media movement that emerged after a comment by Justice Surya Kant. In this, the Chief Justice had said that unemployed youth who attack the system under the guise of online activism can be considered like ‘cockroaches’.
The Chief Justice later clarified that he was referring to persons holding fake degrees and not to all youth.
After this statement of Justice Surya Kant, a person named Abhijeet Deepke announced ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ on social media. Within no time there was a flood of followers on his social media accounts. On Instagram, within a few hours he left behind BJP, Congress and other parties of the country. Later his account was suspended on X, after which a few hours he came back to X with a new account.
How Cockroach Janata Party was formed
After the statement of Justice Surya Kant, ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ (CJP) came into the center of discussion.
A website has been created in its name on the Internet and it has 23 million followers on Instagram and it is being said that more than two lakh people have registered themselves for its membership on the website.
Information about its founder and convenor has been given on the website of Cockroach Janata Party and his name is Abhijeet Deepke.
BBC News Marathi has talked to Abhijeet Deepke in detail in which he has told why he started such a social media campaign.
Where did the idea for such a social media campaign come from? On this question, Abhijeet Deepke says, “I was seeing the statement of CJ (Chief Justice of India) on Twitter (now X) where he was comparing the youth of the country to cockroaches and parasites to criticize the system and give opinion.”
“I found it extremely ridiculous because the CJI is supposed to be the guardian of the Constitution of the country. The Constitution which gives freedom of expression to everyone. Now how can a person who is supposed to ensure the protection of freedom of expression compare the youth to cockroaches and parasites?”
what are people saying
A few days ago, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor commented on the social media platform X regarding the formation and popularity of Cockroach Janata Party.