The Delhi High Court on Wednesday made a pointed remark on the age of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka saying that ‘they are not Gen Z’. The comment came while hearing a plea filed by the…

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday made a pointed remark on the age of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka saying that ‘they are not Gen Z’. The comment came while hearing a plea filed by the two co-conveners to challenge the extension of their judicial custody in connection with their alleged attempt to enter the Jantar Mantar in protest. When advocate Abhik Chimni, appearing for the petitioners, told the court that Das was 27 and Ranka was 32, the court remarked, “Then you are not Gen Z. What is Gen Z?” Bar and Bench reported.The matter was heard by Justice Subramonium Prasad. Delhi Police transfers second case against CJP’s Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka to Crime BranchDas and Ranka were taken into custody on October 13 after they allegedly climbed over a locked gate to enter Jantar Mantar, which had earlier been denotified as a designated protest site, and were sent to five-day judicial custody.A newly-appointed Special Executive Magistrate at Mandir Marg police station on Monday ordered their judicial remand for two more days after they were produced before him.Along with other CJP workers, Das and Ranka displayed the national flag at the site and shouted slogans against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar before being detained and placed under preventive arrest on October 13.According to Delhi Police, the protesters allegedly entered the denotified protest site by trespassing through private premises and obstructed police personnel from discharging their official duties. They had also signed a bond assuring peace and good behaviour for one year. (With agency inputs)

Source: Deccan Herald