Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), issued a warning on Sunday to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Dipke stated that he and other party members would travel to Assam if Ashutosh Ranka and other CJP workers were not released from custody. This ultimatum underscores escalating tensions between the CJP and the state government regarding the treatment of its members.
“Despite today’s targeted suppression, the Cockroach Janta Party reiterates its absolute commitment to the people of Assam. Ranka was among those detained. He alleged that police had been preventing party members from holding the meeting since morning. Before his detention, Ranka accused the Assam government of attempting to stop the CJP from raising questions about schools and other issues in the state. Police have not yet issued a statement on the detentions.
More than 30 CJP workers, including four members of its central committee, were detained by Assam Police in Guwahati on Sunday ahead of the party’s scheduled regional volunteers’ meeting, according to the CJP.
Reacting to Ranka’s detention in Guwahati , Dipke said, “Ashu was picked up by Assam Police from a private residence. They have still not been told under what charges or on what grounds he has been detained. “Police were acting like goons since morning, it was a peaceful meeting at a private property but police kept detaining our team members and now all of us have been detained,” Ranka said. The party’s grassroots groundwork will proceed exactly as planned, with an immediate focus on its “School Thik Karo” education campaign and dedicated outreach to families affected by the Special Revision of electoral rolls,” CJP said.
