CJP Slams Police Crackdown and Detentions Ahead of Guwahati Meeting
· India · India Today, Hindustan Times, Times of India
Assam Police detained Cockroach Janta Party co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka and several party members in Guwahati on Sunday ahead of a planned volunteers' meeting. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke condemned the police action, stating that leaders were intercepted while traveling to the venue and taken to an undisclosed location. Ranka had arrived in Assam on Saturday to inspect government schools and meet families affected by ongoing electoral-roll revisions. The party alleged that authorities deployed tear-gas equipment near the venue and barred legal counsel from meeting detained activists. The CJP has demanded the immediate release of all detained members and vowed to continue its grassroots campaign across the state.
Why it matters
The detentions escalate political tensions in Assam over voter-list revisions and state school conditions, raising freedom-of-speech concerns.
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