インドで「ゴキブリ人民党」に支持　若者の不満背景に“架空政党”が抗議活動へ(2026年6月4日)

In India, where youth unemployment is a major social problem, support is growing for the fictional "Cockroach Bharatiya Janata Party," which satirizes the government on social media. The Cockroach Bharatiya Janata Party was founded on social media on the 15th of last month, after the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court likened unemployed youth to "cockroaches" and "parasites." With membership requiring members to be "unemployed" or "lazy," and campaigning on promises such as "prohibiting preferential treatment for the Chief Justice after retirement," its Instagram followers have reached over 22 million, more than double those of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. The Cockroach Bharatiya Janata Party held its first press conference on the 3rd of this month and is now engaging in political activism beyond social media satire, calling on young people to participate in a protest scheduled for the 6th. While it enjoys immense support, particularly among young people, local media reports indicate that authorities are tightening their grip, including freezing the Cockroach Bharatiya Janata Party's social media accounts, citing national security concerns. [TV Asahi NEWS] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp