CJP news LIVE: Delhi HC likely to hear Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka's plea against judicial custody today

CJP news LIVE: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka approached the Delhi high court on Tuesday, challenging a special executive magistrate’s decision to extend their judicial custody in a case related to an alleged breach of a peace bond.The leaders had requested an urgent hearing, but the matter was not listed on Tuesday. Their legal team will seek a hearing on Wednesday, LiveLaw reported.Dipke expresses solidarity with Das, RankaCockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke expressed solidarity with the group's co-convenors, saying they could not be with their families during the festive season.Dipke said that while some people might “troll” him, he was getting emotional because he “cares for” Das and Ranka and considers them as his family.

“Some people will troll me for getting emotional. But my emotions are my strength. I do it because those two are my family. I care for them. This is the love I have for them,” he said during a livestream on Instagram.Why Das, Ranka were jailedThe case is linked to CJP protests seeking the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.On October 11, Delhi Police withdrew Jantar Mantar's status as an authorised protest site.

The decision has been challenged separately in the Supreme Court and the Delhi high court.Two days later, on October 13, Das and Ranka visited Jantar Mantar carrying the national flag. They were detained the following day, after which the special executive magistrate (SEM) sent them to five days of judicial custody, citing concerns over a possible breach of peace.On October 19, the magistrate rejected their sureties, citing doubts about the sureties' ability to ensure the petitioners' compliance and discrepancies in identity documents.

Their judicial custody was consequently extended by another two days.The controversy surrounding CEC Gyanesh Kumar intensified after an Indian Express report said that Election Commissioners had raised objections to decisions taken by the CEC on 14 occasions over a 10-month period. The Election Commission maintained that all its decisions had been unanimous.