‘What if all legal cockroaches came together?’: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke recalls first post amid CJI-NALSAR row
CJP chief spokesperson Saurav Das said they would protest if the BCI chairman did not withdraw the order.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke has taken to social media to unite "legal cockroaches" in response to the Bar Council of India's (BCI) action against NALSAR University of Law graduates. Dipke posted, "What if all legal cockroaches come together?" on X, referencing the origin of his satirical youth movement, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which began in May after a CJI Surya Kant referred to youth as "cockroaches".
The movement gained traction, leading to protests that forced the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Dipke had earlier expressed gratitude to CJI Surya Kant for his remarks that inspired the movement. The BCI's decision to halt enrolment of NALSAR's 2026 law graduates, following a student protest against CJI Surya Kant's invitation as chief guest for the convocation, triggered the latest use of the "legal cockroach" metaphor.
The BCI directed state bar councils not to enrol the graduates until a report identifying the campaigners was submitted. This led to widespread criticism and a promise from the BCI chairman, Manan Kumar Mishra, to withdraw the blanket ban. Dipke, in a separate post, called for the resignation of Mishra and accountability for the BCI's actions.
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