‘Illegal detention by Assam Police has finally ended’: CJP’s Ranka to address press
Ashutosh Ranka, a leader of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), announced the end of his detention by Assam Police following a series of arrests of party members in Guwahati. The incident has drawn criticism from opposition politicians who claim the government is suppressing political dissent.
Why it matters
The detention of political activists and the subsequent public outcry highlight ongoing tensions regarding civil liberties and political freedom in the region.
GUWAHATI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka on Sunday said his detention by Assam Police had ended and that he would address the media after being taken back to the spot where he was picked up.“The illegal detention by Assam Police has finally ended. We have asked police to go and drop us from where we were picked up in the first place. I will address the press at Chaudhary Tila, opposite the Secretariat, from where we were picked up,” Ranka said in a post on X.Ranka and several other CJP leaders and activists were detained in Guwahati on Sunday shortly before the organisation's first regional volunteers' meeting was scheduled to begin near the Assam Secretariat.CJP leaders said its senior leadership, including Ranka, Ankit Bhardwaj and Prem Aakash, along with Assam-based volunteers, were taken to a police facility in Guwahati.Police had blocked access to the proposed venue since morning,…
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