Jantar Mantar: The opposition of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has once again come to the fore. At around 9 am on Tuesday morning, party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka reached Jantar Mantar in Delhi along with some of their supporters. Here he demonstrated and demanded the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar. However, during the demonstration, the police detained both the leaders and some people present with them.
The video of the demonstration by CJP and Ashutosh Ranka has been shared on social media. In the video, Ranka is seen with his supporters carrying flags and raising slogans. Meanwhile, policemen are seen catching him and taking him away. After this action, the political stir regarding the demonstration at Jantar Mantar has intensified.
Displeasure over removal of Jantar Mantar from the protest site
This demonstration of CJP leaders has taken place at a time when the government has removed Jantar Mantar from the list of sites earmarked for protests. The party has expressed displeasure over this decision. CJP leader Abhijit Deepke alleged that removing Jantar Mantar from the list of protest sites reflected the government’s fear, adding that the move would not stop the protests. Deepke also shared the picture of Ashutosh Ranka standing with the tricolor.
CJP leader in custody on October 10 also
Earlier on October 10, CJP had announced a demonstration in Delhi. During that time, party leaders Abhijeet Deepke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained from Delhi Airport. According to the party’s claim, more than 7,000 people were also detained from different places. Later the detained people were released. Now this action at Jantar Mantar has again brought the conflict between CJP and police into discussion.