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Aaditya Thackeray Backs CJP Leaders, Vows to Fight for Democracy
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News18•14-10-2026, 13:00
Aaditya Thackeray Backs CJP Leaders, Vows to Fight for Democracy
- •Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray supported Cockroach Janta Party leaders after they were sent to judicial custody.
- •Two CJP leaders, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, were sent to five-day judicial custody in Tihar Jail for allegedly violating peace bonds and trespassing at Jantar Mantar.
- •Congress MP Rahul Gandhi also criticized the Modi government, calling the detention of youths for waving the tricolour an act of cowardice.
- •The CJP leaders were detained after allegedly breaching barricades at Jantar Mantar, raising slogans demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner, and hoisting the national flag.
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CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to a five-day judicial custody in Tihar Jail for allegedly violating their peace bonds and trespassing into Jantar Mantar. The site had been de-notified as a designated protest area by the Delhi Police.
Their associate Ajinkya Shinde was bound down to maintain peace and good behavior for six months. He was subsequently released on a personal bond and a surety of Rs 5,000.
The CJP leaders raised slogans demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Their protests focused on issues including alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
