{
  "id": 15914342,
  "title": "K Annamalai Questions Delhi Police's Handling Of CJP Protests, Defends Right To Protest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/k-annamalai-questions-delhi-polices-handling-of-cjp-protests-defends",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T16:12:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/k-annamalai-questions-delhi-polices-handling-of-cjp-protests-defends-right-to-protest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former BJP leader K Annamalai expressed doubts about the handling of protests by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) by the Delhi Police, focusing on concerns over due process, preventive detention, and the denial of surety bonds. In an extensive post on his official X account, Annamalai referenced a 2011 statement made by then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi criticizing police crackdowns, echoing Modi's opposition to the police actions. He questioned Congress party's actions during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, urging them not to paint all institutions of democracy with a broad stroke after addressing individual misconduct. Annamalai defended the right of CJP to protest, contrasting it with personal attacks and accusations of being a foreign agent. He had previously raised similar questions over the treatment of protesters during the NEET examination protests in Tamil Nadu. Annamalai suggested that CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka had withdrawn their plea challenging the extension of judicial custody of protesters, criticizing the Delhi Police's use of preventive detention and surety bonds. He questioned the decision to denotify Jantar Mantar, where the protest was held after CJP submitted a letter seeking permission, and raised concerns about impartiality when the police were also the complainant. Annamalai also questioned why a magistrate arrived late and subsequently recused himself, and why eight sureties were rejected, citing the fairness of the process. He urged political parties to avoid discrediting democratic institutions over the actions of a few individuals and rejected labels of being anti-national, emphasizing that FCRA falls under the Ministry of Home Affairs and that investigative agencies and diplomatic missions have mechanisms to track individuals suspected of collaborating with foreign adversaries.",
  "summary": "Former BJP leader K Annamalai on Wednesday, October 21, questioned the Delhi Police's handling of protests by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), raising concerns over due process, preventive detention and the rejection of surety bonds. He also called on the Centre to address questions surrounding the treatment of protesters instead of dismissing criticism through whataboutism. In a lengthy post on…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}