'Murdering democracy': Opposition slams Centre for the arrest of CJP leaders

NEW DELHI: Opposition leaders on Wednesday slammed the Centre over the arrest of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, who were sent to five days of judicial custody after protesting at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee called the situation “BJP’s new Pakistanified Bharat”, while leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi said jailing young protesters for waving the Tricolour was “an act of cowardice”.Rahul Gandhi: ‘Jantar Mantar belongs to people of India’Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi said waving the Tricolour at Jantar Mantar during a peaceful protest was not a crime and called jailing the two men “an act of cowardice”.“Students. Youth. Journalists. The INDIA bloc. Different banners, one cause,” he said, adding that the groups were united in demanding their constitutional rights. “Jantar Mantar belongs to the people of India.