CJP Leaders Under Preventive Arrest For Trespassing At Jantar Mantar
The development comes amid CJP and the Opposition's ongoing protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the alleged irregularities in the SIR exercise.
Delhi Police have detained CJP activists Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka, and Ajinkya Shinde for allegedly trespassing at Jantar Mantar. The activists are under preventive arrest after attempting to enter the site, which was de-notified as a designated protest location the previous day. Ratna Singh, leader of the CJP, stated that the activists will be produced before the court on Wednesday.
The activists were detained at Parliament Street Police Station and brought to the location at 3 AM in a private van. Despite illegal actions, Singh expressed that their spirits remain high. Singh accused Delhi Police of acting arbitrarily and following orders from higher authorities, denying activists access to lawyers for nearly 24 hours and not informing them of the grounds for their detention.
She also alleged that police denied access to lawyers and volunteers and questioned the police response to other incidents in the national capital, where criminals roam freely while peaceful protesters are stopped. Singh called the recent arrests illegal and accused authorities of using detention as a means to discourage protests.
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