CJP launches website, invites proof against ‘police excesses’
The Cockroach Janta Party has launched a website to collect visual evidence of alleged police brutality during recent protests. The group intends to use this documentation to identify officers and pursue legal action, while also demanding public apologies from government officials.
Why it matters
This initiative represents a digital-age escalation in protest tactics, utilizing crowdsourced evidence to challenge state security apparatuses.
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Friday launched a dedicated website inviting protesters to upload photographs and videos of police personnel who allegedly assaulted demonstrators during and after the July 20 Sansad Chalo march, saying it would identify the officers and pursue legal action against them.Launching the portal at Jantar Mantar, CJP representatives appealed to protesters from across the country to submit visual evidence of the alleged assault. “We will go through every photograph and video, verify them, identify the police personnel involved and file complaints against them. We will demand registration of FIRs against such officers. If FIRs are not registered, we will approach the courts.
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