NEW DELHI — Defending its recent internet crackdown before the Delhi High Court, the government clarified Tuesday that a satirical social media page named the "Cockroach Janta Party" represented an imminent and severe danger to the republic.

"While laymen might see a harmless page with millions of youthful followers mocking the NEET-UG 2026 paper leaks, our Intelligence Bureau inputs confirm it is a sophisticated operation to make the administration look ridiculous," a Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology spokesperson said. The official noted that Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, enacted in 2000, was specifically designed to protect the nation from highly popular sarcasm.

The page's founder recently moved the High Court, pointing out that the movement was directly inspired by remarks made by the Chief Justice of India. Government lawyers quickly assured the court that the Chief Justice had been "misquoted," and that pretending to be an insect political party is not a protected democratic right once the insects start asking specific questions about unemployment.

"The state has limited resources, and we must prioritize true threats," the spokesperson added, neatly aligning a stack of confidential blocking orders on his desk. "We cannot be expected to address systemic education failures when there are still citizens online pointing them out."