New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- CPI national secretary and Rajya Sabha MP P. Sandosh Kumar has urged JD(U) president Nitish Kumar to withdraw his party's complaint against CJP leaders over their protest at Jantar Mantar and reconsider his alliance with the BJP, accusing the ruling establishment of cracking down on dissent and undermining democratic freedoms.
In a letter to Nitish Kumar, Sandosh Kumar expressed shock that the JD(U) has lodged a trespass complaint against CJP leaders for entering Jantar Mantar and waving the national flag on October 12 to protest against the denotification of the designated protest site.
Recalling Jantar Mantar's historic role as a venue for democratic protests by students, youth, farmers, women, trade unions and pol...