Pressers, meetings cancelled in Kolkata due to BJP pressure: CJP
‘You cannot stop the cockroaches in this way. The more they try to prevent us, the more youth will come forward,’ says co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka
The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), on August 18, 2026, announced that its press conferences and meetings in six Kolkata locations had been canceled due to pressure from the West Bengal government. The event planned for the Kolkata Press Club was to address the death of Abdul Hafiz's father, who suffered an alleged attack by BJP workers in Bankura.
The group's co-convenor, Ashutosh Ranka, was to organize a volunteer meet at the Bharat Seva Hall. However, both venues canceled the events at the last minute. Ranka stated that the CJP would continue its fight despite the adversities. The BJP government allegedly threatened other venues, preventing the CJP from holding the events.
The group vowed to raise funds for Abdul Hafiz's father and demanded the government compensate him with at least ₹1 crore and arrest the accused within 10 days.
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