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Cockroach Janta Party’s founder says Indian government took website down
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- Group’s creator says his Instagram page was also hacked, along with the movement’s account.
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- Abhijeet Dipke, who’s currently studying at Boston University and founded the so-called Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), said on X on Saturday that the government had taken down the “iconic” website.
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Group’s creator says his Instagram page was also hacked, along with the movement’s account.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. An image on the website of the Cockroach Janta Party [Screengrab/cockroachjantaparty.org]By Daniel Khalili-Tari Published On 23 May 202623 May 2026The founder of an online satirical political movement that mocked India’s governing party has accused the government of taking down the group’s official website.
Abhijeet Dipke, who’s currently studying at Boston University and founded the so-called Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), said on X on Saturday that the government had taken down the “iconic” website.
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