I received the well-made India Today magazine a couple of days ago, which covered independent India. It was for just 50 years. It was more about how the magazine saw India and reported about it. I felt I could fill in the gap as I grew up in independent India. I was nine years old in 1947.
As I was mulling about it. I noticed a news item about 'Cockroach Janata Party' and thought it was a joke and let it go! I read a bit more about it today and sat up. Good or bad, the party was launched on my birthday, 16 May!
My father had my horoscope made thru a friend. Later I accidentally read a few predictions about my future. It is incredible that one prediction was that I would be considered "eccentric". No wonder he did not bother to share the horoscope with me! Perhaps it is the right date for this party with such a ridiculous name!
I am a novice in politics and so no expert comments. It is strange that a supreme court judge's comments gave birth to this party! I am sure other political parties have jumped on the bandwagon or they are cursing! Some may even be dreaming of leading this group of cockroaches! Others would be blaming deep or deeper state!
Many of us would have been called a cockroach while young by the bigger boys! Actually cockroaches survived because of their habit of hiding behind gaps in woodwork and creeping out mostly in the night. No idea how these new cockroaches will do!
I actually had a strange experience with cockroaches in Pune. I had slept in the living room on the floor for some reason. In the middle of the night, I felt a kind of movement on my skin. I got up and was shocked to see my bed was full of cockroaches. And they were all scurrying towards the kitchen sink. They entered the gap between the wall and the wooden panel fixed on it. They got in there very fast, their safe haven! Not for long!
"The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is a viral, youth-driven satirical political movement in India. It was founded on 16 May 2026 by Abhijeet Dipke, a political communications strategist and student at Boston University".
5 comments:
This was started by Gen Z in protest against the Chief Justice who called the Unemployed youth as Cockroaches.
Hi Nidhi - hope all is well with you. In reading your experience with cockroaches gave me the creeps. It will take me a few minutes before I get over it.
What next? Gecko Janata party? As JiraLe and halli go together when you curse or rant at someone.
Ha ha...
Tara was upset too. Was mad at me for writing about it.
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