India, Oct. 20 -- Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday, October 19, demanded the immediate release of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, calling the extension of their judicial custody in the Jantar Mantar trespassing case "state-sponsored terrorism."

In a post on X, Banerjee accused the authorities of targeting young people and using the custody of the two leaders to attack democracy. She said atrocities across the country, from Kolkata to Delhi to Mumbai, had reached unprecedented levels, blamed the police for them, and warned that those in power now would not hold on to power forever. Calling on everyone who believes in democracy to back the demand for their release.

Her remarks...