After Not Being Seen Together During Anti-EC Protests, Rahul Gandhi Finally Backs Jailed CJP Leaders
Gandhi condemned the leaders’ judicial custody and said Jantar Mantar should remain a public protest site.
- On Wednesday, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi condemned the jailing of Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, calling the detention an act of "cowardice" and demanding Jantar Mantar's return as a public protest site.
- Delhi Police arrested the three CJP members on Tuesday after they allegedly entered the denotified Jantar Mantar protest venue, breached barricades, and raised slogans demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
- CJP legal head Ratna Singh reported that associate Ajinkya Shinde was released on a personal bond of Rs 5,000 while questioning the magistrate's track record of penalizing protesters. Singh alleged police denied detainees access to counsel until late at night.
- Speaking in Nagpur, Maharashtra, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke emphasized the group remains an independent pressure group while sharing common cause with the INDIA bloc. He stated that all protests unite citizens demanding constitutional rights.
- Dipke reiterated the group's central demand: the fight against Gyanesh Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He urged protesters not to allow conspiracy theories to divide movements united in demanding constitutional rights.
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‘Jantar Mantar belongs to people of India’: Rahul Gandhi vows to 'reclaim' protest site
Rahul Gandhi criticised Delhi Police and the Centre after CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were sent to five days’ judicial custody. He vowed to reclaim Jantar Mantar and backed NSUI activists who alleged police assault during protests demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Rahul Gandhi has expressed his opposition to the arrest of CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. He stated that waving the tricolor during a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar is not a crime. Abhijeet Dipke responded to Rahul Gandhi's post and thanked him.
Jantar Mantar Belongs to People of India’: Rahul Gandhi Calls Jailing of CJP Leaders ‘Cowardice’ After Tricolour Protest | 📰 LatestLY
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, October 14, voiced support for the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and its protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, criticising the five-day judicial custody of party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. 📰 Jantar Mantar Belongs to People of India’: Rahul Gandhi Calls Jailing of CJP Leaders ‘Cowardice’ After Tricolour Protest.
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