CJP, Congress push to restore protests at Jantar Mantar amid arrest of leaders
Here's the latest protest news from across India:
The of late decommissioned protest site of Jantar Mantar brought the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and the broader Opposition on the same page on Wednesday after three CJP members were jailed, triggering condemnation and a vow to restore the 18th-century observatory’s status as the Capital’s agitation hub.
Adding to this, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke along with party activists pose with the national tricolour following their rollout after being detained by Delhi Police near Jantar Mantar. (@abhijeet_dipke) Special executive magistrate Mahesh Kumar Meena remanded CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to five days’ judicial custody for allegedly trespassing into a private property to reach Jantar Mantar and violating bonds requiring them to maintain peace.
Meanwhile, “The past conduct of both accused persons shows that they violated the lawful directions of the authorities. The present conduct of both accused persons shows that they are likely to breach peace and tranquillity in the area,” shared the magistrate’s order.
Notably, The controversial decision came a day after Das, Ranka and Ajinkya Shinde breached barricades, snuck into Jantar Mantar – no longer a designated protest site, after an order earlier this week – and raised the Tricolour, while shouting slogans against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
As per the latest buzz, Das and Ranka are among 11 people booked by the Delhi Police for entering Jantar Mantar by trespassing through a private premise.
In further updates, An FIR in connection with the incident has been lodged at Connaught Police Station under sections 223A (knowing disobedience of a lawful order issued by a public servant), 332 (house-trespass in order to commit an offence) and 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, while another FIR under BNS sections 221 (voluntarily obstructing public servant in the discharge of their public functions), 115(2) (voluntarily causing simple hurt to another person), 132 (assault or criminal force used to deter a public servant from discharging their duty), and other sections, was lodged at Parliament Street Police Station.
On top of that, “From the material on record, it is imperative that the above-shared respondents, after having executed a bond/bail bond for keeping the peace in pursuance of an order of SEM South West under Section 136 BNSS, have again committed breach of the bond/bail bond, which is evident from their conduct/social media posts and statement of complainant,” the order read.
Shinde was rolled out on a personal bond and a surety of ₹ 5,000. The other two –– who were previously detained from a flight on October 11 and rolled out after signing a bond –– were sent to Tihar jail .
Source: Hindustan Times