{
  "id": 1697343,
  "title": "CJP's Ashutosh Ranka alleges Kolkata meet cancelled after venue owners ‘threatened’ by BJP leaders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/cjps-ashutosh-ranka-alleges-kolkata-meet-cancelled-after-venue-owners",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T11:24:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cjps-ashutosh-ranka-alleges-kolkata-meet-cancelled-after-venue-owners-threatened-by-bjp-leaders-abhijeet-dipke-schools-101787050599655.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka accused Kolkata organizers of canceling the party's planned Kolkata meet-up due to threats from BJP leaders. Ranka expressed disappointment over the cancellation of interaction with Kolkata's youth, claiming that this move proves the BJP's fear of \"cockroaches.\" The cancellation also comes amid the CJP's \"School Theek Karo\" campaign, as the party will continue visiting government schools in Bengal to inspect and improve their conditions. Despite one volunteer receiving severe injuries in a recent attack in West Bengal, the CJP vowed to persist in their inspections and push the Bengal government to fix the issues.",
  "summary": "Ashutosh Ranka expressed disappointment over the cancellation and remarked that this move only proves that the BJP is scared of cockroaches.",
  "key_points": [
    "CJP national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka alleges Kolkata meet-up cancellation.",
    "Threats from BJP leaders reportedly forced the cancellation.",
    "CJP continues School Theek Karo campaign despite cancellation."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}