An official stated, “The Ministry received an input from the intelligence department requesting the blocking of the ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ X account. The intelligence department maintained that this account posed a threat to India’s sovereignty.”
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The ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ X handle has been suspended due to “concerns related to national security.” This was stated by a senior government official. The official explained that, following information received from the Intelligence Bureau, the government had requested that this X handle be blocked within India. It is worth noting that the ‘Cockroach Janata Party’—a digital campaign launched in the wake of remarks made by Supreme Court Chief Justice Justice Surya Kant—had established accounts on X, Facebook, and Instagram. Additionally, it had launched a dedicated website. Millions of people have been continuously joining this campaign. In just six days—by 8:00 AM on Friday—the ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ had garnered 19.2 million followers (approximately 1.92 crore people) on Instagram alone. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of people were also following it on X; however, the government has now ordered the suspension of that handle within India.
According to a report by The Indian Express, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology requested X to block the account under Section 69(A) of the Information Technology Act, 2000. The senior official further informed The Indian Express that the directive to take this action was based on inputs received from the Intelligence Bureau.
The official stated, “The Ministry received an input from the Intelligence Bureau recommending the blocking of the ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ X account. The Intelligence Bureau asserted that this account posed a threat to India’s sovereignty. The Bureau believed that the account was disseminating provocative content, which could potentially jeopardize the country’s national security.”
The Indian Express reported that an official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, explained that such blocking orders are issued through a confidential process. “Specifically, the primary concern was that the content generated by this account was gaining significant popularity among the youth.” It is worth noting that Section 69(A) of the Information Technology Act empowers the Central Government to restrict public access to information in the interest of sovereignty, security, or public order, or for the purpose of preventing the incitement of offenses. This process is governed by the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for Access of Information by Public) Rules, 2009. Blocking orders issued under this provision are confidential.
Although this account has been blocked within India, it remains accessible from other locations. As of Thursday evening, the account had garnered over 200,000 followers on X. Another government official stated that the blocking order was issued to the social media company when the account had approximately 90,000 followers.
Meanwhile, the Instagram handle associated with the ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ has not yet been blocked in India; as of Friday morning—building upon its Thursday figures—it had amassed 19.2 million (1.92 crore) followers.
However, according to a report by The Indian Express, “an official stated that the Instagram account may also be blocked, and the process to effect this is currently underway.”
Following the blocking of the X handle, Abhijit Dipke—the founder of the Cockroach Janata Party—shared an update stating, “As anticipated, the government has blocked the X account within India.” Concurrently, he created a new X account and appealed to the public to follow it.
It should be noted that, according to X’s guidelines, if an official agency raises an objection regarding any account and provides valid grounds for doing so, the account is subject to restriction.
Abhijit Dipke, the initiator of the Cockroach Janata Party campaign, hails from Maharashtra and is currently based in Boston. As a reminder, Supreme Court Justice Surya Kant—while presiding over a hearing in open court—referred to certain individuals as “cockroaches” and “parasites,” remarking that “those who fail to secure employment turn to the media, social media, activism, or RTI work to attack the system.”
Subsequently, these remarks by the Justice sparked widespread outrage. Although he later clarified that his comments were directed at holders of fake degrees and opportunists—rather than at the youth of India—by that time, the statement had already become a focal point of a major social and political discourse.
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