India, May 22 -- The sudden rise of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on social media has left the parents of founder Abhijeet Dipke anxious and sleepless, fearing he could face arrest or other trouble.

Speaking to a Marathi news channel, Bhagwan and Anita Dipke, who live in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, said they do not want their son to enter politics. They added that they have lost sleep since learning about his latest political venture, news agency PTI reported.

They said such fears were "natural" given the current political climate.

"If we look at politics nowadays, fear is natural, no matter how many followers he has. In one of his interviews, he himself expressed fear of being arrested after returning to India...