India, Oct. 14 -- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) working president Supriya Sule on Wednesday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to intervene and secure the immediate release of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, stressing that peaceful protest and dissent are essential components of democracy.

In a post on X, the Baramati MP expressed concern over the arrest of the two leaders and their transfer to Delhi's Tihar Jail. She said holding the national flag at Jantar Mantar should not be treated as a crime and called for the right to peaceful protest to be upheld irrespective of political differences.

"Deeply concerned by the arrest of Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka and their transfer to Ti...