India, Oct. 15 -- The recently decommissioned protest site of Jantar Mantar brought the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and the broader Opposition on the same page on Wednesday after three CJP members were jailed, triggering condemnation and a vow to restore the 18th-century observatory's status as the Capital's agitation hub.

Special executive magistrate Mahesh Kumar Meena remanded CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to five days' judicial custody for allegedly trespassing into a private property to reach Jantar Mantar and violating bonds requiring them to maintain peace.

"The past conduct of both accused persons shows that they violated the lawful directions of the authorities. The present conduct of both accused persons shows that...