CJP Leader Detained in Guwahati
Assam Police Detain Cockroach Janta Party Leader and Volunteers Ahead of Planned Regional Meet
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Assam Police detained Cockroach Janta Party co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka and several volunteers in Guwahati on September 27, before the party’s planned regional volunteer meet-up. The party said police barricaded roads near the relocated venue and deployed tear-gas equipment, while attendees and organizers were intercepted; reports differed on the number and identities of those detained. CJP said the original venue had withdrawn permission after alleged state pressure and described the disruption as undemocratic, while Ranka accused the state government of seeking to prevent scrutiny of public schools and other issues. He also alleged electoral irregularities, and the party said its grassroots work and outreach to families affected by the voter-roll revision would continue. Police had not publicly provided a reason for the detentions in the reports.
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Three attendees from Nagaland, including a 72-year-old woman, were among those detained, according to one report. Other detainees named in that report included Khargeswar Milli, Sheikh Sahiluddin Shah, Hitesh Barua, Mintu Das and Tommy Barua.
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A four-member CJP national executive team—Ankit Bhardwaj, Akash Prem, Varun Agrawal and Anam—had been in Assam since September 23 preparing for the gathering.
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The meeting was part of CJP’s preparations to form an Assam committee; one report said it was scheduled to start at 10 a.m. near the State Bank of India headquarters in Dispur.
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A report said a large police contingent and paramilitary forces were deployed in Dispur, and that five detained youths were taken to the 10th Assam Police Battalion.
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