Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday urged lawyers not to react "so sentimentally" as the Supreme Court declined urgent hearing on pleas linked to the viral Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement.
A bench led by CJI Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and VM Pancholi, said there was "no such grave urgency" in the matter and the petitions would be examined in due course.
The comments came after advocates mentioned two PILs before the court — one seeking action against alleged commercial use of courtroom observations and another seeking a CBI probe into the activities associated with the satirical Cockroach Janta Party campaign.
The movement has sparked controversy after CJI Kant made remarks comparing unemployed youth to cockroaches, which were later clarified as directed at individuals with fake degrees.
The Cockroach Janta Party, founded by Abhijeet Dipke, has become India's biggest online phenomenon, with millions of followers on Instagram, and has struck a nerve among younger Indians frustrated with unemployment, inflation, and institutional disconnect.
