CJP Leaders Released After 7 Days: Sambit Patra On Jantar Mantar Protest Row

Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka have been released after seven days in custody following their detention during a protest at Jantar Mantar demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. The Delhi High Court questioned their decision to approach it directly and asked them to pursue available legal remedies, but did not rule on the merits of their challenge to the detention. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said the leaders were detained for allegedly violating a peace bond, not for attempting to hoist the national flag. The controversy has reignited the debate over protest restrictions, public order and the right to peaceful dissent.