CJP co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka and several party volunteers are detained by Assam Police in Guwahati ahead of the party’s first regional volunteers’ meeting in the city. NDTV reports that Ranka and members of the CJP’s central team are in Guwahati for the meeting.
The Hindu says the party describes the planned gathering as peaceful and that the detained individuals are not informed about the grounds for their detention. The CJP alleges this lack of communication and calls for clarity on the reasons for detaining the volunteers. Separately, an NCP (SP) spokesperson, Anish Gawande, also publicly demands the detainees’ immediate release and signals that legal action could be pursued.
Across the reports, both outlets present the detention as occurring on September 27 in Guwahati, with differing emphasis: NDTV focuses on the lead-up to the volunteers’ meeting, while The Hindu details the party’s allegations regarding the circumstances and information given to those detained.
