CJP Dimapur postponed its railway station cleanliness drive after only five volunteers turned up despite strong online support
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DIMAPUR — Despite active engagement on social media, volunteers in Dimapur associated with the ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ (CJP) cancelled and postponed their cleanliness drive scheduled for 10 am on Friday at Dimapur Railway Station gate after only a few people turned up, organisers said.
The CJP is a satirical political movement formed on May 16, 2026, by Abhijeet Dipke, and has since gained attention across the country—especially among Gen Z users on social media.
Ahead of the drive, the CJP Dimapur shared a call for volunteers on social media with the tagline, “Clean today, better tomorrow.” The post included a contact number and requested volunteers to bring their own gloves, masks and trash bags.
However, only five youths reportedly turned up at around 10.30 am. The organisers lamented that youth activism often remains limited to social media, with little participation on the ground.
They said that the drive drew only five volunteers despite receiving around 20 positive responses in an Instagram poll and having a WhatsApp group with nearly 1,000 members, forcing them to postpone the programme due to the lack of real-world participation.
“The Dimapur Municipal Council does little and even when it acts, garbage piles remain. Corruption persists and the roads are in poor condition.
“To speak out against this, we began with a cleanliness drive. We are not an organisation but just a team of students starting small,” the group said.
It added that garbage, stagnant water and clogged drains were widespread across the town and frequently appeared in viral social media reels.
“We took this first step to motivate youth and inspire others to join us,” the group stated, while expressing disappointment that support remained confined to online platforms.
The group also claimed that its state-level social media accounts, which had gained more than 2,000 followers within two days, were temporarily suspended.
“The government suspended it because we were raising our voices against them. So we appealed and within 24 hours, the page was recovered,” the group maintained.
“Gen Z is very capable,” the group said, adding, “but if the system won’t give us a chance, what are we supposed to do?”