Unblock X Account of Cockroach Janata Party, Delhi High Court Orders
New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Tuesday (July 7) ordered the unblocking of the X account of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) saying that the Union government's concern was no longer relevant as the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) (NEET (UG)) re-examination was over.
A bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma allowed the plea of CJP founder Abhijit Dipke.
During the hearing, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta said that the primary concern of the Union government was that the satirical party's posts can lead to chaos among students and parents during the NEET exam, Live Law reported.
On May 21, the account of CJP was blocked hours after it gained 8.8 million followers on Instagram, overtaking the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) 8.7 million followers. The Indian Express had reported quoting a senior government official that the action was taken after Intelligence Bureau (IB) raised “national security concerns”.
The account was withheld under Section 69 (A) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which allows the Union government to order the blocking of public access to online information. This applies to websites, apps, and social media posts, primarily to protect national security, public order, and sovereignty.
The CJP has been protesting at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi demanding Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation for 18 days and the members of the satirical outfit including environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk have been on an indefinite hunger strike for ten days.
DAY 8
Still Alive, though not kicking….
Some 7,000 people gathered at Jantar Mantar today from morning to evening. Leaders of various social and political movements spoke in support. A clear indication of how effective this movement is can be judged from the number of trolls… pic.twitter.com/UHPs52UNYj
— Sonam Wangchuk (@Wangchuk66) July 5, 2026
On Saturday (July 4), the CJP wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him till “how long" will the government “choose to ignore” their voices adding that his silence “stands as a tacit admission that you view the youth of this country as nothing more than pests to be ignored.”
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“As we endure this standoff, let this serve as a stark reminder to the reader and to your administration of exactly why we are sitting here. We are sitting here because your government has repeatedly failed to stop exam paper leaks that have shattered the faith and future of crores of young Indians,” the letter noted.
The idea of this satirical outfit originated after May 15 when Chief Justice of India Surya Kant called youngsters “cockroaches”and “parasites” during a hearing while referring to a lawyer’s social media account. Later, the CJI issued a clarification saying that the media “misquoted” him.
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