Karnal, May 28 -- Sudhir Jakhar, the Panipat-based lawyer calling himself the national president of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), on Wednesday submitted an 800-page file with documents and affidavits before the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Jakhar has already applied with the ECI on May 22 for registration of the CJP, an online satirical collective, as a political party under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act.

The CJP platform was launched this month following outrage over Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant's remarks on unemployed youth, emerging as one of the country's fastest-growing social media movements. Founded by Boston University student Abhijeet Dipke, the Maharashtra-native has so far not reacte...