Ranvir Shorey Urges CJP to Fight for Democracy in Courts, Not ‘Hijack’ Streets

Shorey shared his views on X on Sunday while responding to a video featuring CJP chief spokesperson Sourav Das, who said the party, its workers and protesters would not withdraw their demands and appealed to citizens to take to the streets.

“Show your numbers in Parliament and the ballot, not the streets! And if the way to those seems unjust, show the courts,” Shorey wrote.

“That is the democratic way! Hijacking the streets and holding the public infrastructure and law and order machinery to ransom is the actual ‘murder of democracy’,” he added.

The CJP has intensified its agitation against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that the exercise has disenfranchised millions of voters. The Election Commission and the BJP have denied allegations of manipulation.

Protests in Delhi entered their second day on October 11. On October 10, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and fellow leaders Sourav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained after arriving in the national capital for a planned demonstration at Jantar Mantar. Several other protesters were also detained amid heightened security restrictions.

The three leaders were released on October 11, reportedly subject to a condition requiring them to maintain public peace for one year. Dipke subsequently vowed to continue the agitation.

Apart from seeking Kumar’s resignation, the CJP has demanded electoral reforms and an independent inquiry into alleged irregularities in voter-list revisions.

The Supreme Court, during a special hearing on Sunday, observed that protesters would not be detained and that public transport services would return to normal, according to the source material.