The party was launched after India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant referred to some unemployed youngsters as ‘parasites’ and ‘cockroaches’
3-MIN READ3-MINBloombergPublished: 10:59am, 23 May 2026A mock political party erupted across Indian social media this week, becoming a symbol of Gen Z disillusionment with the country’s political establishment and anger over a worsening jobs crisis in the world’s most populous nation.
“Cockroach Janta Party [CJP] is India’s most honest political party for the lazy, unemployed and forgotten citizens,” the spoof party said on its website. It said it was “given a voice to millions of young Indians who feel neglected by traditional politics”.
The clarification did little to slow the movement’s momentum on social media, with political analysts saying its popularity reflects growing Gen Z resentment with the Modi government’s inability to create enough employment opportunities for the young.
India is the world’s fastest-growing major economy, but it is still not expanding quickly enough to generate jobs for the millions of young people entering the workforce each year, including college graduates.
