A lawyer from Haryana's Panipat has filed an application with the Election Commission of India (ECI) to register the online satirical collective Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in his own name, separately from its US-based founder Abhijeet Dipke.
The application carries the CJP's cockroach logo and Jakhar's designation as a lawyer. A Jakhar-registered CJP could claim its social media handles.
The CJP was launched this month amid outrage over Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant's remarks on unemployed youth. The party's objectives include promotion of fundamental duties under the Constitution's Article 51A, democratic participation, social audit of governance, and environmental protection.
If approved, CJP could become a Registered Unrecognised Political Party, the category Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam had when it won 108 of 234 seats and formed the government in Tamil Nadu this month.
The party's cockroach symbol is unlikely to be approved, as the ECI bars such symbols, with the sole exceptions being the lion and the elephant.
