The official Instagram account of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has been restricted in India following a legal request. Users searching for the account on Instagram are now shown a message reading, “Account not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content. Log in to continue.” The restriction comes just over a day after the CJP’s march to Parliament turned violent.
Separately, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Centre and Delhi Police on two petitions alleging excessive use of force against protesters during the July 20 march to Parliament, which was held over alleged irregularities in NEET.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia directed the authorities to preserve all records relating to the police action, including CCTV footage and videography. The court issued notices on the petitions and granted the respondents four weeks to file their counter affidavits.
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“Let a counter affidavit be filed on behalf of the respondents within four weeks,” the court ordered. “In the meantime, we direct that the relevant record in relation to the incident as mentioned in the writ petitions, including the CCTV footage and videography, shall be preserved as per the SOP of the Delhi Police or the Union of India,” it added.
The matter will next be heard on September 11.
Appearing for the petitioners, senior advocates N Hariharan, Vikas Singh and Gopal Sankaranarayanan argued that police had used excessive force on protesters, including women and children. They sought an inquiry into the incident, contending that the demonstrators were exercising their fundamental right to peacefully protest against alleged irregularities in NEET.
Opposing the petitions, Additional Solicitor General S V Raju argued that the claims were based on social media posts and were therefore not maintainable.