B.C. writer and broadcaster Gurpreet Singh has added his voice to a growing backlash against the Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant. Earlier this month, Kant compared unemployed youths to cockroaches. That prompted a former Aam Aadmi Party strategist to satirize the chief justice by launching the Cockroach Janta Party (“Cockroach People’s Party”).
Meanwhile, Singh has recorded a protest poem, “I Am a Cockroach”, which he posted in Punjabi on social media. You can read the English-language version below.
My protest poem against the CJI Surya Kant. Hope he and his apologists listen. pic.twitter.com/ME1QjIwGkZ
— gurpreet singh (@gurpreetonair) May 20, 2026
I Am a Cockroach
By Gurpreet Singh
I am a cockroach.
Nothing to be ashamed of.
Was born to live much like you.
Have the right to breathe as everyone.
I don’t understand though,
why you are scared of me.
I am much smaller in size.
You can always squeeze me to death.
I hold no power to even harm you.
Cannot comprehend your repulsion either.
Why you hate me so much?
When I am here to clean up your mess.
My corpse can give a fresh lease of life
to all the veggies of your garden.
Don’t mix me up with the real parasites.
They are the ones you should be worried about.
Not me.
After all, they control the world.
Run the system.
Make judgements.
Remain thankless to those who subsidize their lifestyle.
And give nothing in return.
Gurpreet Singh is a B.C. author and co-founder of Radical Desi. In addition, he hosts a daily news and current affairs show on YouTube called Navin Taazi. Follow Gurpreet Singh on Bluesky @gurpreetradical.bsky.social. The Toronto Spark is on Bluesky @torontospark.bsky.social.
