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Indian political activist (born 1995)
Abhijeet Dipke is an Indian political communication strategist and founder of the political satire movement Cockroach Janta Party. The movement organised demonstrations including a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi in June 2026. Before founding the movement, Dipke worked with the social-media team of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and served as a communications adviser to the Delhi government's education department. Dipke is a Dalit and a follower of B.R Ambedkar.
More on Wikipedia ↗CJP's Abhijeet Dipke is due to appear before a Special Executive Magistrate later in the day. Dipke was detained ahead of a demonstration in New Delhi on Friday. DW has more.
FILE PHOTO Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) gestures as he addresses a press conference in New Delhi, India, October 15, 2026.
Police said Abhijeet Dipke and student leaders taken into 'preventative detention' in New Delhi ahead of mass protest.