But by then the comments had already spread widely online, triggering outrage, jokes – and a humorous political idea called the Cockroach Janta Party (Cockroach People’s Party), or CJP. The name is a parody of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has been in power since 2014. Critics and rights groups have alleged that press freedom and civil liberties have declined since then, which the BJP denies.
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