Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijit Debaki said on Monday that he had received multiple job offers in the US in recent weeks but decided not to accept them because he loves his country and wants to do something for it.
In a video message posted on X, Deepaki shared that he will be returning to India on June 6 To organize a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan amid paper leaks and a row over the CBSE results system.
“I have also received many job offers in the past few days. But I will not accept them because I have decided to return to India because I love my country and I really want to do something for my country. Whatever we are today, it is all because of what this country has given us,” he said.
“Now it’s our turn to do something for our country. Because if we don’t do anything today, who will? How long will we wait for someone else to speak up and save us? “So all the pacifists and cockroaches who believe in the Constitution, let us all join hands to save the future of millions of students,” he added.
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Who is Abhijeet Deepaki?
Debaki, 30, is a public relations professional and political strategist, and is the founder of the satirical Kokuch Janta Party (CJP), a social media movement that has quickly gained traction among young Indians online.
Complete a journalism degree in Pune before moving to Boston University in the US for his Master’s degree, from where he recently graduated with a two-year Master’s degree in Public Relations.
Earlier, Debaki worked as a social media intern with the opposition Aam Aadmi Party in India. Between 2020 and 2023, he participated in the party’s social media operations and election campaign.
Dipke also contributed to the Aam Aadmi Party’s meme-driven digital campaigns during the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections, when the Arvind Kejriwal-led party scored a huge win.
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“Sleepless nights creating content”
Speaking to Reuters news agency by phone, Debke said he spent sleepless nights creating content on social media and giving media interviews. He also claimed that the Indian government considered him a “threat to national security.”
“They are trying to discredit me,” he told Reuters. “But democratically, and within the framework of our constitutional rights, we will do what must be done.”
The RJD was founded in the wake of the controversy surrounding the remarks of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, who used the terms “parasites” and “cockroaches” while referring to holders of fake degrees.
Dibek also said he worked to recover his X account, which was hacked shortly after the party was formed. Speaking about the threats he received, he added that he took steps to ensure the safety of his family in both countries.
He told Reuters that Maharashtra state police assured him that his family’s safety would be ensured. Dipki added that his parents also did not want him to join politics after he became famous.
Speaking to PTI, His mother, Anita Deepki, lives in Maharashtra in Chhatrapati SambhajinagarThey said they did not want their son to enter politics. She added that she wanted him to stay away from politics and focus on building a career, and that she would not support him in that.
His parents are also worried that he might be arrested once he reaches India. His father, Bhagwan Dipki, said the sudden rise of the Sarwar Janta Party on social media had made him very worried.
“I’m worried because he’s famous now. People like this are getting arrested. I haven’t slept for the past two nights worrying about what might happen to him. I hate politics and have no interest in it.”
“I started this as a joke.”
Speaking to Reuters, Debaki said that India’s youth know that his movement started as a joke. However, he added that given the support he has received, it seems like a lot of people really want him to take action.
“They know I started this as a joke, or as a sarcasm. But Gen Z in the country wants me to do something. They don’t want this to be just another meme.”
DeBakey said his followers want him to go beyond memes, and that he is discussing ways to turn the campaign into a credible movement. However, no decision has yet been made on whether it will become a political party.
In response to allegations that most of his followers are from Pakistan, Dipke had earlier shared a screen recording of his followers’ analyticswhich showed that about 95% of the Instagram account’s nearly 23 million followers are in India, followed by countries like the United States, home to large Indian communities abroad. “More than two-thirds of these followers are from Generation Z,” he said.
