Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chief spokesperson Saurav Das, national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka, and other supporters inside a police bus after being detained.
On October 11, Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar issued an order designating Ramlila Maidan, Burari Ground and CBD Ground as venues for protests and demonstrations, following which Jantar Mantar was denotified as a designated protest site. The CJP has criticised the move, arguing that shifting demonstrations away from the political centre of the national capital would weaken the visibility of public dissent You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Delhi | Silver Rate in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi | Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Petrol Price in Delhi | Diesel Price in Delhi | CNG Price in Delhi | LPG Price in Delhi Stay updated with the latest Delhi news.
He said the two leaders had gone to Jantar Mantar along with him and other party volunteers, where they waved the national flag and raised the slogan ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’. We simply waved the Indian national flag and raised the slogan of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’,” Shinde said. “Today was Ashutosh’s birthday, and on his birthday, he has been sent to jail for raising the slogan of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and waving the Tricolour,” he said. “I appeal to everyone that we must come together to bring an end to this dictatorial government,” he said. “If the government thinks that sending our two leaders, Ashutosh and Saurav, to jail for five days will frighten them, it is absolutely mistaken,” Shinde said, adding that the two leaders had entered jail with their heads held high and had made it clear they would not be afraid.
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party ( CJP ) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, who were placed under preventive arrest for trespassing at Jantar Mantar, have been sent to five days of judicial custody. Reacting to the court’s order, CJP leader Ajinkya Shinde accused the government of misusing its powers to curtail people’s fundamental rights. “You may know that Ashutosh, Saurav Das and I, along with volunteers from CJP, went to Jantar Mantar. Accusing the Modi-Shah government of acting dictatorially, he alleged that the leaders were jailed for their protest. He also pointed out that Wednesday was Ranka’s birthday. Shinde appealed to people across the country to unite against the government, alleging that the authorities were using state machinery to violate fundamental rights. He also asserted that the five-day judicial custody would not intimidate the party’s leaders, claiming that Das and Ranka remained determined to continue their fight. The three were detained early Tuesday after they allegedly breached barricades and entered the protest site, which was recently denotified as a designated venue for demonstrations, and raised slogans demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. Police have registered a case against them on charges including trespassing, violation of prohibitory orders, breach of a peace bond and obstructing a public servant from discharging official duties. The arrests come amid heightened security in the national capital following a series of protests by the CJP and other organisations against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Download the TOI App.
Ranka and Das had signed a bond to maintain peace for a year after they were detained on Saturday during a previous protest in the national capital, officials said.