Delhi HC refuses urgent hearing on plea against Cockroach Janta Party protest

The Delhi High Court on Friday (June 5, 2026) refused to hear a petition raising law and order concerns arising from digital outfit Cockroach Janta Party’s call for a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday.

The counsel for ‘Save India Foundation’ mentioned the plea for an urgent hearing before a vacation Bench of Justices Saurabh Banerjee and Amit Sharma. The Bench, however, refused to list the case.

Earlier this month, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke called on supporters and students to join his protest in Delhi to demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination-related lapses.

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Mr. Dipke has also urged supporters to join him at the airport on Saturday.

The Cockroach Janta Party, a youth-driven social media movement, has gained traction since its formation and has been subscribed to by many public figures.

The petitioner, in his plea, sought deployment of “immediate preventive, regulatory, and crowd-control measures” at the IGI Airport, metro stations, and highway entry points.

It also sought directions to the authorities to “restrict, regulate, or relocate the scheduled gathering” to maintain public order and ensure that vital infrastructure and emergency services, like hospitals, railway stations, the high court and the Supreme Court, function without compromising public safety.

The plea alleged that the Cockroach Janta Party has turned the youth into an “unregulated contingent” by “utilising overseas-tethered servers to execute a transnational institutional destabilization agenda”.

It demanded that the Saturday mobilisation be either relocated to an alternative designated site or be strictly regulated with comprehensive videography of the proceedings to ensure that those who are “instigating” from “overseas jurisdictions”, including the U.S.A. and Australia, are prevented from compromising airport security and essential emergency machinery.