Cockroach Janta Party’s viral rise leaves founder Dipke’s parents anxious

The meteoric rise of satirical digital outfit Cockroach Janta Party on social media has left the parents of its founder Abhijeet Dipke overwhelmed by fears that he could land in trouble or even face arrestThe outfit now popular as CJP has garnered over 19 million followers on Instagram since it was founded barely a week ago by Boston University student Dipke earlier associated with the Aam Aadmi PartyHis parents Bhagwan and Anita Dipke who live in Maharashtras Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar told a Marathi news channel on Thursday that they were not keen on letting their son enter politics The parents said they have lost their sleep after learning about Abhijeets move Cockroach Janata Party according to Dipke was born following a controversy over Chief Justice of India Surya Kant using the terms parasites and cockroaches while pulling up a lawyer for his plea seeking senior designationThough the CJI later clarified that he was misquoted and his remarks were directed specifically at individuals entering the legal profession through fake and bogus degrees the CJP with the insect as its symbol took the social media by stormIf 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 We read about such incidents in newspapers said Bhagwan DipkeAbhijeets mother Anita said she would want her son to stay away from politics and instead focus on getting a job We just want him to come home safely Whether he continues in politics will be his decision but we do not want him to pursue it I do not know whether he will listen to us or not I will not support him in this I am worried about him she saidThe mother said Abhijeet studied in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar initially and later moved to Pune for further studies Engineering was difficult for him so he decided to move towards mass media she said Bhagwan added that Abhijeet decided to study journalism abroad because his sister was already there The father said he wanted his son to take up a job in Pune or DelhiThe parents said they first learned about the CJP from a neighbour Later I was told by one of my grandchildren that he has more followers on social media than many prominent people in the country Earlier he had worked with AAP Even then I had told him that we were not into politics and that he should pursue a service said AnitaBhagwan said the explosion of CJP on social media has made him anxious Im worried because he is now famous And such individuals get arrested I have not slept for the past two nights worrying about what might happen to him I hate politics and have no interest in it he addedUsing memes the CJP platform has quickly gained traction through sharp political satire and commentary Much of its content centres on youth concerns such as unemployment examination paper leaks and education packaged through graphics animation manifestos and charterstyle demandsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever