Abhijeet Dipke was in between job applications and rounds of PlayStation 5 last month when he noticed viral comments from India’s top judge comparing jobless youngsters to “cockroaches.” ...

A Gen Z-led, social media-first mock political party in India that has amassed millions of followers and is set to hold an in ...

Abhijeet Dipke’s “Cockroach Janta Party” has emerged as the unexpected voice of young people feeling let down by the ...

An image on the website of the Cockroach Janta Party [Screengrab/cockroachjantaparty.org] The founder of an online political ...

After Cockroach Janta Party went viral, influencers June and Lochan launched a rival group called Indian National Cockroaches. The new party comes with a ten-point manifesto demanding judicial ...

Within hours, it had been translated into multiple Indian languages and circulated widely among a generation struggling with ...

ANALYSIS-India's Gen Z ‘Cockroach’ party channels youth anger but faces offline hurdles ...

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A satirical project called the Cockroach Janta Party has become a viral sensation in India. Millions of young Indians are embracing it as a humorous protest against corruption and joblessness.

A brewing affordability crisis, rising youth unemployment and a flippant remark calling young people “cockroaches” by the ...

Controversial remark by Supreme Court chief justice triggers a political movement, with thousands of Gen Z signing up.

The “cockroach” phrase entered political discourse after Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant likened unemployed youth ...