CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke to appear before IT ministry panel over X account ban

2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jun 24, 2026 12:13 PM IST

Avhijeet Diplke to appear before ministry panel over CJP's X account ban. (File Photo)

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke Wednesday said he would appear before a panel of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) over the ban on the group’s X account.

According to reports, the ministry had asked Dipke to visit its headquarters in person on Wednesday and appear for a hearing on the government’s withholding of the CJP’s account.

Taking to his own X account, Dipke posted: “Today at 3 PM, I will personally appear before the Review Committee of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology regarding the withholding of our account, @CJP_2029.”

Dipke is currently leading a sit-in by the CJP at Jantar Mantar and has refused to leave the protest site.

The stir, which entered its fifth day on Wednesday, is calling for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in exams and the NEET paper-leak row.

The CJP stirred up a storm on social media immediately after its launch on May 16, following the controversial remarks by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, which were largely interpreted as him comparing unemployed youths with “cockroaches”.

Amid intense discussions and debates over the newly formed digital satirical outfit group, CJP’s original X handle was banned on May 21.

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It, however, resurfaced soon with a new handle, ‘Cockroach is Back’.