📌 Yeh The Thursday Times ki asal report ka follow-up hai: Main Bhi Cockroach: Supreme Court ki tauheen kaise India ka sab se bara siyasi account ban gayi. Mukammal pas manzar jaanne ke liye pehle woh report parhein.
| Followers (pehli report) | 1 crore 83 lakh |
| Followers (ab) | 2 crore aur mazeed barh rahe hain |
| Bio link tabdeel ho kar ab yeh hai | petition.cockroachjantaparty.org/sack |
| Petition ka hadaf | Wazir-e-Taleem Dharmendra Pradhan ko bartaraf kiya jaye |
| Wajah | NEET-UG 2026 ka paper leak. 22 lakh students mutasir |
| Offline sargarmiyan | Cockroach ke costumes mein ehtijaj aur safai ki muhimein |
| ECI mein registration | Abhi tak registered nahin |
NEW DELHI (The Thursday Times) — Cockroach Janta Party meme se nikal kar muhim ban gayi hai. Qayam ke saat din baad, is tanzia Bharti siyasi tehreek ne, jis ne mulk ki tareekh mein kisi bhi siyasi jamaat se zyada tezi se Instagram par 2 crore followers hasil kiye, Wazir-e-Taleem Dharmendra Pradhan ko bartaraf karne ka mutalba karte hue baqaida petition shuru kar di hai. Yeh mutalba NEET-UG 2026 paper leak ki wajah se hai — aisa scandal jis ne 22 lakh se zyada students ko India ke qaumi medical dakhle ke imtihan dobara dene par majboor kiya.
Yeh tabdeeli aik chhoti si tafseel mein nazar aati hai: CJP ke Instagram bio mein maujood link. Ab woh jamaat ki asal website par nahin le jata. Ab woh seedha petition.cockroachjantaparty.org/sack par le jata hai. Aisi tehreek ke liye jis ne tanz aur memes par apni shanakht ki bunyad rakhi, text ki aik line mein yeh tabdeeli kashidagi mein bare izafe ki alamat hai. Zahir hota hai ke cockroaches munazzam hain.
NEET-UG scandal kya hai aur CJP ke liye kyun ahem hai
NEET-UG 2026 ka imtihan, jo India ka qaumi medical entrance test hai, 3 May ko 551 shehron aur bairoon-e-mulk 14 markaz par liya gaya. Mubayyana dhandhli ke bare mein maloomat samne aane ke baad yeh imtihan 7 May ko mansookh kar diya gaya. In maloomat se aik munazzam, kai soobon mein phaile naql ke network ki nishandehi hoti hai. 22 lakh se zyada talaba, jinhon ne yeh imtihan diya tha, unhein dobara imtihan dena para.
Is ke asrat sangeen rahe hain. Congress ke ehtijaj kai soobon mein phoot pare hain. AAP samet Opposition ki jamaaton ne Wazir-e-Taleem Dharmendra Pradhan ke istifa aur National Testing Agency (NTA) ko khatm karne ka bar bar mutalba kiya hai, jo yeh imtihan karwati hai. Imtihan se mutaalliq zehni dabao se jure talaba ki khudkushiyon aur mansookhi se paida hone wali beyaqeeni ka zikr siyasi bahas mein kiya gaya hai.
NEET scandal India ke naujawanon ke liye koi nayi shikayat nahin hai. Yeh idaron ki nakami ki us wasee tasweer ka hissa hai jis mein graduates ki berozgari ka bohran bhi shamil hai, jo degree rakhne walon mein taqreeban 29% bataya jata hai. CJP ka ise apni pehli bazabta petition ka markazi nukta banane ka faisla tehreek ke tanzia aaghaz ko aik thos, dastaweezi policy nakami se jorta hai, jis ke liye naam le kar aik shakhs ko zimmedar thehraya gaya hai.
Social media se sarkon tak: CJP ab offline maidan mein
The petition is not the only sign that the Cockroach Janta Party is building beyond its Instagram following. Volunteers have been photographed across Indian cities participating in protests and clean-up drives dressed in cockroach costumes. The visual of people in insect suits picking up litter or marching through city streets has generated its own wave of coverage and shares, turning a digital identity into a physical, visible presence.
The timing is significant. Congress protests on 21 May saw some participants wearing “I am cockroach” T-shirts alongside conventional political messaging, according to published reports. The CJP brand is crossing from satirical movement into broader opposition symbolism, attaching itself to street-level politics without any formal coordination from CJP’s leadership. That is a different kind of reach from Instagram followers.
“The demonstration mixed conventional political messaging with internet symbolism. Leaders unveiled T-shirts carrying the slogan ‘PM is compromised’, while some protesters wore shirts declaring ‘I am cockroach’.”
20 million followers and still climbing
Since The Thursday Times’ first report, CJP’s Instagram following has grown from 18.3 million to 20 million. The account has published 68 posts in total. The BJP, India’s ruling party, has more than 6,000 posts and 8.8 million followers. The gap between those two sets of numbers has not narrowed. It has widened.
The CJP website’s language has sharpened since launch. Where the original text leaned heavily on satire, the current version contains lines that are notably direct. “We are not here to set up another PM CARES, holiday in Davos on the taxpayer’s salary slip, or rebrand corruption as strategic spending. We are here to ask, loudly, repeatedly, in writing, where the money went.”
| Date | Followers | Development |
|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2026 | 0 | CJP founded by Abhijeet Dipke |
| 17 May 2026 | 2M+ | Mahua Moitra, Kirti Azad publicly associate |
| 19 May 2026 | 15M+ | X account withheld in India |
| 21 May 2026 | 18.3M | Returns as @Cockroachisback. Congress protests adopt CJP symbolism |
| 22 May 2026 | 20M+ | Petition launched. Bio link changed to sack petition |
What the petition actually demands
The petition, filed at petition.cockroachjantaparty.org/sack, calls for the resignation or removal of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the government’s handling of the NEET-UG paper leak. It sits inside a broader set of demands on examination accountability that CJP has outlined publicly, including a full independent inquiry into the paper leak, dissolution of the National Testing Agency, and the scrapping of the CBSE fee charged to students for answer sheet rechecking.
These demands are not unique to CJP. The Congress, the AAP, and several student organisations have made similar calls. What is different is the platform making them. Opposition politicians have their own audiences, measured in thousands or tens of thousands of engaged followers. CJP has 20 million. The petition, if shared even fractionally across that base, reaches more people than most formal political campaigns can hope to.
The five demands: updated and expanded
CJP’s manifesto has been elaborated since the party’s founding. The five core demands now carry more specific language than the original launch version.
- Judicial accountability. A ban on post-retirement Rajya Sabha appointments for Chief Justices, to prevent the perception that judicial decisions are influenced by the prospect of political rewards after leaving the bench.
- Examination accountability. Full inquiry into the NEET-UG paper leak, the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, dissolution of the NTA, and the scrapping of CBSE rechecking fees.
- Public finance transparency. A full public accounting of government spending, framed directly against what the party calls “strategic spending,” its own term for corruption.
- Political representation for youth. Structural, institutional representation of young Indians in formal political processes. Not tokenism.
- Electoral accountability. Personal accountability for the Chief Election Commissioner over any deletion of valid votes, treated as a criminal matter.
Bihar is still the test. But the timeline is unclear.
Some supporters continue to push publicly for a CJP candidate in Bihar’s Bankipur Assembly by-election. No formal announcement has been made by the movement’s leadership. CJP remains unregistered with the Election Commission of India and cannot contest as a formal party. The by-election date has not been confirmed at time of publication.
What has changed is the context. A movement that launched on social media satire seven days ago now has a live petition, street protesters in cockroach costumes, opposition politicians adopting its symbolism, and 20 million followers watching what comes next. Whether a Bihar candidacy materialises or not, the pressure CJP can apply to established politics has grown considerably since its first week.
What comes next: What The Thursday Times is watching
The Thursday Times will continue to track the following developments as they occur:
- The petition signature count and whether any formal political response emerges
- Any official statement from the Ministry of Education on the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak accountability question
- Whether CJP formally announces a Bankipur by-election candidacy
- Any further attempts to suppress CJP’s social media accounts
- The movement’s ECI registration status, if an application is filed
People also ask: CJP follow-up
What is the CJP petition about?
The Cockroach Janta Party launched a petition at petition.cockroachjantaparty.org/sack calling for the resignation or removal of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the government’s handling of the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, which forced over 22 lakh students to retake India’s national medical entrance exam.
How many followers does CJP have now?
As of 22 May 2026, the Cockroach Janta Party’s Instagram account has crossed 20 million followers, up from 18.3 million at the time of The Thursday Times’ first report. The count continues to update in real time.
What is the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak?
The NEET-UG 2026 examination, held on 3 May across 551 Indian cities and 14 overseas centres, was cancelled on 7 May after alleged malpractice by an organised multi-state cheating network was exposed. Over 22 lakh students were required to retake the exam. Opposition parties and student groups have demanded the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the dissolution of the National Testing Agency.
Is CJP contesting the Bankipur election?
No formal announcement has been made. Some supporters have publicly pushed for a CJP candidate in Bihar’s Bankipur Assembly by-election. CJP remains unregistered with the Election Commission of India and cannot formally contest as a party.
Has the government responded to CJP?
No Indian government ministry or official has publicly responded to the CJP petition or to the movement’s demands as of 22 May 2026. No party or ministry has claimed responsibility for the legal demand that led to CJP’s X account being withheld in India.
Sources: cockroachjantaparty.org, Business Today, National Herald India, Boom Live, Ground Report, Raisina Post, Wikipedia. All follower counts based on publicly visible Instagram data. Claims about petition signature numbers have not been independently verified. This article will be updated as the story develops.
