GuwahatiAssam police detained 41 opposition volunteers, including their leader, before a meeting.
It signals pre-emptive policing against a new party challenging Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Officers barricaded the meeting venue and held Ashutosh Ranka’s group without stating charges, the Cockroach Janta Party said.
“He is scared that if we show the schools here, the country will know the reality,” Ranka said.
The party is weighing legal action and demands immediate release, with police yet to respond.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 40+ reports worldwide
- TimesNow leans critical
- reports police detained 41 without communicating charges, blocking CJP meeting that had changed venues due to availability
- MoneyControl leans critical
- captures Ranka's claim that CM Sarma detained him to prevent exposing poor school conditions and corporate land appropriation
Sources: TimesNow, MoneyControl