Hyderabad, May 21 -- The Cockroach Janata Party's (CJP) X account was withheld in India on Thursday, May 21, a move its founder Abhijeet Dipke said he saw coming.

"As expected, Cockroach Janta Party's account has been withheld in India," he posted on X, sharing a screenshot of the blocked page. He followed it up with two words: "Own goal."

The government's attempt to silence the satirical outfit may have come too late. On Instagram, the CJP has already crossed the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 8.8 million followers, a remarkable feat for a party that didn't exist even a week ago.

How it started

On May 15, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant compared unemployed youth to "cockroaches" and "parasites" during a court hearing. Within ...