Politics Added 13d ago 2 outlets

Cockroach Janta Party founder claims Indian government blocked website and hacked social media accounts

Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party—a satirical online movement created to mock India's ruling BJP after Chief Justice Surya Kant compared unemployed youth to cockroaches—has accused the Indian government of taking down the group's website and hacking its Instagram accounts. The group, launched a week ago, gained over 20 million followers before the alleged blocking occurred. Dipke has claimed both his personal Instagram and the party's account were hacked, and the website is now inaccessible in India.

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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.

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Al Jazeera emphasizes hacking of Instagram accounts as part of the alleged suppression; BBC stresses the website block with legal demand message and X page withholding as evidence of official action. Both outlets cite the same founder claims but differ slightly on which platforms were targeted.

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AJAl JazeeraINTERNATIONAL13d ago

“Cockroach Janta Party's founder says Indian government took website down”

BBCBBCINTERNATIONAL13d ago

“India's parody 'cockroach party' claims website has been blocked”

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