CJP members jailed; Rahul Gandhi condemns custody

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has condemned the arrest and judicial custody of CJP (Cockroach Janta Party) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, alleging that they breached a prohibited area near Jantar Mantar to protest last Saturday. Despite the absence of a joint protest march by INDIA bloc leaders against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Supreme Court judge Rohinton Nariman, the youth wings of Congress and some Left parties organized protests at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday.

The protesters, including Gandhi, raised the tricolour in a non-violent demonstration, emphasizing that waving the flag in a peaceful protest is not a crime. Gandhi stated that jailing youth for such actions is an act of cowardice and vowed that the citizens will reclaim Jantar Mantar as it belongs to the people of India. CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke later thanked Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders for their support.

While Congress circles have distanced themselves from CJP's protests, they are now monitoring the party's agitation on Friday and the possibility of allies joining it again. Gandhi made a brief appearance at a media event near Parliament Street on Thursday, alongside Youth Congress and NSUI activists who claimed to have been beaten and tortured by police during previous protests.

Gandhi urged them to gather evidence of police misconduct and reiterated his demand for the prosecution of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.