Leaders of India’s Cockroach party jailed for violating ban on protest site
Two leaders of India's youth-led Cockroach Janata Party have been jailed for five days for protesting at a banned site in Delhi. The group was demonstrating against the closure of a historic protest location and alleged government disenfranchisement of voters.
Why it matters
Reflects growing tensions between youth-led political movements and state authorities regarding civil liberties and protest rights in India.
Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, co-conveners of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), have been jailed for five days in Delhi. Photograph: Kabir Jhangiani/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, co-conveners of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), have been jailed for five days in Delhi. Photograph: Kabir Jhangiani/NurPhoto/Shutterstock India Leaders of India’s Cockroach party jailed for violating ban on protest site Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das will spend spend five days in prison for entering Delhi’s Jantar Mantar – a historic protest site that has been closed by authorities
Prefer the Guardian on Google Two leaders of India’s youth-led Cockroach movement have been sent to jail for five days for violating a ban on protests at a site in central Delhi.
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