CJP's Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka:'The State is at war with its own citizens'

By The Hindu

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At a joint press conference in New Delhi, activist leaders and Cockroach Janata Party chief spokesperson Saurav Das addressed reporters following the release of detained student activists and coordinators. The briefing highlighted allegations of widespread police action, arbitrary detentions, house arrests, and excessive security clampdowns across the national capital and surrounding areas. Speakers alleged that authorities detained peaceful demonstrators and student coordinators from aircraft and private residences without lawful paperwork, warrants, or formal seizure memos, while also alleging the mistreatment of legal volunteers and media personnel. Das condemned the heavy deployment of security forces, describing the capital as being turned into an armed cantonment through the closure of multiple metro stations, train cancellations, and preemptive barricades aimed at derailing demonstrations at Jantar Mantar. Activists further raised concerns regarding the treatment of regional coo

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