- CJP spokesperson criticized extending Delhi Police Commissioner’s NSA powers.
- Das argued NSA should target police, not peaceful protesters.
- He warned government against
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokesperson Saurav Das on Wednesday criticised the extension of the Delhi Police Commissioner’s preventive detention powers under the National Security Act (NSA) until October 18, alleging that the law should instead be invoked against police personnel over their handling of peaceful protesters.
Speaking to reporters, Das maintained that the protesters had remained peaceful and questioned the need for enhanced powers.
‘No National Security Threat From Protesters’
“See the Delhi Police Commissioner could be given all kinds of power for all we care. We thought he already had all such powers… that he didn’t have is a surprise to us, however, we are all peaceful protestors here and there is no national threat that way and the Delhi Police Commissioner must answer why his forces broke so many heads, so many legs, blinded people using pellet guns, molested, sexually assaulted women and small children, that answer has to be given.”
VIDEO | Reacting to the extension of Delhi Police’s preventive detention powers under the National Security Act (NSA) till October 18, CJP spokesperson Saurav Das says, “NSA should be invoked against police personnel for violence against peaceful protesters.”
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He added, “That is a national security threat. So if the NSA has to be invoked against anyone its own police officers and RAF officers who actually did that kind of … um… spread such kind of terror in the hearts of the people that they tried to spread.”
‘We Are On The Right Side Of The Constitution’
Das said the protesters had acted within the law and urged the government to avoid any action under the NSA against demonstrators.
“It didn’t work out eventually so we don’t really care, we are on the right side of law and we are on the right side of the constitution and we hope that the government knows what it is doing.”
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Warns Against ‘Misadventure’
Das cautioned the government against what he described as a “misadventure”.
“Any kind of misadventure is going to be very terrible for this nation. Do not indulge, I would advise the government, do not indulge in such misadventures of detaining people under NSA or bringing in battalions.”
Questioning reports of additional deployments, he said, “I don’t know why are they bringing battalions. Are they wanting to shoot the people, shoot the protestors, do they want the blood of the people in their hands? Is enough blood not flown here in July 20th? Why are they bringing in tanks? There are some reports of tanks being brought in. Do they want to blast people here? I don’t know what this government is thinking.”
Appeal To BJP Leadership
Through the media, Das appealed to leaders within the ruling party to intervene.
“Through your medium I want to appeal to the people in government that this government is being run by two people, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. If they are losing their minds by doing this misadventure, it is the duty of every other cabinet minister and the BJP MPs and the BJP people, the party to counsel them, advise them not to do these things and if need be, remove them from positions of power because what they are trying to do is to completely destroy this nation.”
‘Listen To The Protesters’
Concluding his remarks, Das appealed to the government to engage with the demonstrators.
“This nation has a history of peace. This nation has been built after hundreds of years of struggle that people like Mahatma Gandhi led. We have our virtues, we have our traditions. I hope and pray that no such misadventure is done by the government and that the protestors are listened to and their demands are exceeded to.”
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