Dipke posted on X that the Ministry had ordered Instagram to purge thousands of critical posts each day, citing a legal request under the IT Act. Ashutosh Ranka echoed the claim on Oct. 26, saying “lakhs of videos have been taken down” and that “thousands of Insta accounts have been restricted in India.” The accusations came after a string of complaints from critics who said content on satire, political commentary and election coverage was being blocked.
Satirist Varun Grover took to X on Oct. 27, sharing a screenshot of Instagram’s removal notice for a poem mocking the government’s 2047 Viksit Bharat pledge. LiveLaw’s account saw its explanatory reel on the Election Commission’s affidavit in the Supreme Court removed after a “legal request to restrict” it, a move the outlet said had no legal basis. The platform’s response was a terse notification that the content had been taken down to comply with a request.
The CJP began as an Instagram hashtag in early 2026 and grew to over five million followers in weeks, galvanising the anti‑NEET paper‑leak protests that forced Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign. The movement has since led a wave of street demonstrations in Delhi and other cities, positioning itself as a digital‑first pressure group.
Meta has yet to issue a public statement on the takedowns, and the CJP has filed a petition with the Delhi High Court seeking an injunction against further removals. The court is scheduled to hear the case on Nov. 5, 2026, while lawmakers in the Lok Sabha are set to debate the issue in a session on Nov. 2.