CJP raises ‘phone hacking’ doubts, to continue protest
Members of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) have alleged that their seized phones were hacked or cloned by authorities following their detention. The group plans to continue protests until the chief election commissioner resigns.
Why it matters
The allegations of phone tampering and state-sponsored suppression of dissent highlight significant concerns regarding civil liberties and political accountability in India.
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janata Party’s Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das at a news conference Sunday raised several questions and doubts regarding the action taken against them as well as thousands of protesters who came out to march on the outfit’s call.In a long interaction with journalists at the Press Club of India, along with CJP member Ratna Singh, SFI member Aishe Ghosh and other Left-backed student activists, Das spoke about the fear that their phones may have been hacked into after being seized.“We told the police they could take our phones, but they must provide a seizure memo and follow the law,” he said. "We were not even allowed to speak to our lawyers. Our phones were kept (from us) for more than 24 hours.
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