CJP Leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka Sent to Five-Day Judicial Custody
Saurav Das and Ashutosh Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka have been remanded to five days of judicial custody and lodged in Tihar Jail following their detention on October 13, after a group of activists entered the barricaded Jantar Mantar site and unfurled the national flag, according to the account provided. The incident has intensified debate over the right to protest, restrictions on public demonstrations in the national capital and the symbolism of the Tricolour. Police say the case concerns alleged unauthorised entry and violations of restrictions, while CJP leaders argue that the action is an attempt to suppress peaceful dissent. How the confrontation unfolded According to the supplied account, CJP members had planned a protest at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. On October 10, Das, Ranka and CJP founder Abhijeet D...