New Delhi: CJP leaders who arrived in the Jantar Mantar area of Delhi and raised slogans have suffered a major setback. In a significant order, the SEM court has remanded CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Sourav Das to five days of judicial custody. This is being viewed as a major blow to the CJP. Earlier, Sourav Das, Ashutosh Ranka, and Ajinkya Shinde had been arrested; Ajinkya Shinde has since been released on a bond.
In fact, on Tuesday morning, the police had detained several CJP members, including Sourav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. The Delhi Police has already removed Jantar Mantar from the list of designated protest sites, and a heavy police force is deployed there. An FIR was also registered against them for entering the Jantar Mantar area in violation of regulations. The CJP itself had shared information about the police action on social media.
CJP Raises Questions About the Action Taken
The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has raised serious questions regarding the action taken against Sourav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. The CJP stated that the action against them was unjustified, asking if hoisting the Tricolour had now become a crime. Posting on X (formerly Twitter), the CJP asserted that the government would never succeed in its attempts to suppress the movement. Furthermore, the CJP stated that this movement is aimed at saving democracy and the Constitution, adding that no one would be allowed to tamper with them.
What Abhijit Dipke Said
Abhijit Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janata Party, raised serious questions after Sourav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to Tihar Jail. He questioned what crime the two had committed. In an Instagram post, he wrote, “Ashu and Sourav have been sent to five days of judicial custody. Their fault?” Hoisting the Tricolour at Jantar Mantar.
Former Delhi CM raises questions.
Atishi, the former Chief Minister of Delhi who currently serves as the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, has criticised the action taken against CJP activists Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. She questioned what exactly their offence was.
What did the Delhi Police say?
According to the Delhi Police, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka have once again violated Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Suraksha Sanhita. Citing their past conduct, the police described them as repeat offenders. The police further stated that the duo had breached the conditions of their bail bonds. Subsequently, the court remanded them to Tihar Jail for five days of judicial custody.
