New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday questioned whether the Government has "so completely abandoned its duty of accountability that it now relies on detention to silence those who demand it," as he reacted to the judicial custody of CJP activists and the detention of Ankita Bhandari's parents.

In a post shared on X, Tharoor said peaceful protesters and grieving parents should not be treated as threats, asserting that the right to protest was a constitutional right that could not depend on the government's approval.

"Has the Government so completely abandoned its duty of accountability that it now relies on detention to silence those who demand it? At Jantar Mantar, young citizens exercising their democratic right...