‘Upar Se Order’: CJP Leader on Foreign Funding, PM Modi & Ranka-Saurav Das' Custody Extension

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokesperson and national secretary Aafreen Nawaz has raised questions over the continued judicial custody of party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, alleging that their lawyers’ arguments for release were not adequately considered. She questioned the conduct of the magistrate and criticised the authorities’ handling of the case. Responding to Union Minister Kiren Rijiju’s remarks about CJP, Nawaz called his claims baseless and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to demonstrate India’s commitment to democracy by protecting dissent and addressing protesters’ concerns. She also responded to allegations of foreign funding, questioned the evidence behind such claims and discussed CJP’s future, saying the group would continue to work as a pressure group rather than become a political party.