New Delhi: Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijit Dubke on Saturday rejected BJP leaders’ claims that almost half of the party’s social media followers are from here. Pakistan. The internet-based movement, which recently went viral and gained popularity among young users, has now become the center of a political controversy.Cockroach Janata Party quickly emerged as one of the country’s latest online sensations, garnering attention through memes and comments around unemployment, education policy and alleged exam paper leaks.Refuting BJP’s allegations, Dupke shared a screenshot of audience analytics on X and wrote, “This is the screen recording of our audience demographic that we shared with the media before our account was hacked.”Claiming that most of the viewers were Indians, he said, “More than 94% of the viewers are from India.” After this he asked, “Why is there a Union Minister?” Kiran Rijiju Terming Indian youth as Pakistani?”Earlier, in a strongly worded post, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju had targeted the cockroach Janata Party and wrote, “I pity those people who look for their followers from Pakistan and George Soros gang on social media.”BJP leader and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar also alleged that there was significant Pakistani participation on the stage. Speaking to reporters, he claimed, “49 percent of the followers of ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ on social media are from Pakistan, while only 9 percent are from India.”BJP’s comment comes amid the growing controversy over the digital campaign, which went viral last week. Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar alleged that the CJP was part of a “classic cross-border influence operation” aimed at destabilizing India and targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government.“In the age of social media, bots, AI, and its weaponization, influence operations are dangerous, effective ways to destabilize by creating fake, seemingly organic narratives,” Chandrasekhar said in a post on X.He further alleged that some sections of the opposition were pushing the campaign and claimed that India’s rise under PM Modi has led to resentment among “foreign vested interests”.He said, “I have always said that India’s rise and modernization under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be anathema to many countries and will create many obstacles in our continued rise.”Chandrashekhar also defended the record of the Modi government during the global crisis. “No cockroach, no petty Indian opposition politician, no Modi-hating clown, no foreign vested interest can stop India’s resolve for a developed India,” he said.The trend of ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ came to light after the controversy over remarks allegedly made by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant during the hearing of a petition seeking senior designation for a lawyer. Abhijit Dubike has alleged that the movement has faced a coordinated crackdown on multiple social media platforms.