India, Oct. 4 -- The Congress and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) traded barbs on Saturday over the youth outfit's growing political footprint, even as Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee publicly backed the CJP, highlighting differences among INDIA bloc allies over how to engage with the new party.

CJP co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka posted on X, "An entire 'self-declared liberal' ecosystem has been activated to denounce @abhijeet_dipke and the fact that he has been able to capture the imagination of millions of Indians after a LONG LONG time. This ecosystem exists only on Twitter, but somehow thinks they are the sole protectors of democracy," in an indirect dig at the Congress.

Saurav Das, another CJP co-convenor, wrote: "A cert...