‘Istifa to dena hi hoga’: CJP’s Ashutosh Ranka attacks Gyanesh Kumar after release, says ‘ready to spend life in jail’

NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Ashutosh Ranka on Sunday launched a fresh attack on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar following his release from preventive detention, calling him a “traitor” and declaring that he was willing to spend his life in jail to get people like him removed.In a post on X written in Hindi, Ranka said Gyanesh Kumar must resign and asserted that he would continue fighting against the CEC despite the possibility of prolonged imprisonment.“Gyanesh Kumar is a traitor. He will have to resign.“Even spending my entire life in jail is acceptable to get such traitors removed,” Ranka said.Ashutosh Ranka’s post comes after release from detentionRanka’s post came hours after an executive magistrate in New Delhi ordered the release of Ranka, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and party leader Saurav Das from detention.The three had been detained by Delhi Police after their flight from Mumbai landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday, ahead of the party’s proposed protest at Jantar MantarCJP demands Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over SIRThe CJP had planned to hold its ‘Jantar Mantar 2.0’ demonstration to demand Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.The party has also demanded that the revision exercise be scrapped.Delhi Police had denied permission for the proposed demonstration, citing law-and-order concerns, public safety and possible inconvenience to residents.The detention of the three CJP leaders came amid a wider security crackdown, during which more than 7,000 people were detained across the capital.Despite the detentions, the CJP has maintained that it will continue its campaign for free and fair elections.(With agency inputs)You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Delhi | Silver Rate in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi | Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Petrol Price in Delhi | Diesel Price in Delhi | CNG Price in Delhi | LPG Price in DelhiStay updated with the latest Delhi news. Download the TOI App.