'State-sponsored terrorism': Mamata demands release of CJP's Das, Ranka

NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the government of perpetrating “state-sponsored terrorism” and “police-sponsored atrocities” as she demanded the release of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. The CJP duos judicial custody was extended by two days in a case linked to the alleged trespassing at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.In a post on X, Banerjee alleged that the authorities were deliberately extending the duo's custody and accused those in power of using a “dangerous virus” to attack democracy. She also condemned the alleged treatment of young protesters, invoking India's freedom struggle to argue that people would continue to resist what she described as attacks on democratic rights.“I can understand the desperate motive to extend the custody of Ashutosh and Saurav. This is a dangerous virus being used on a daily basis to attack democracy.