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Rinchen Norbu

CJP can endure the meme cycle. But can it articulate what kind of India it’s fighting for?

The Modi government has decided that the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is a ‘threat’ to national security. Earlier this week, its X handle with approximately 200,000 followers was withheld in India under Section 69(A) of the IT Act after the Intelligence Bureau flagged its content as a national security risk, citing with alarm that it was “gaining traction among young people”, according to a report in The Indian Express.

Its Instagram account, with more than 21 million followers, is reportedly next. The party is barely a week old.

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