‘This is gundagardi’, Uttarakhand High Court pulls up State over activist’s detention ahead of CJP protest

The Uttarakhand High Court criticized the state government for the detention of activist Prabhat Dhyani, labeling the action as 'gundagardi' (hooliganism). The court questioned the legal authority of the state police to prevent a citizen from traveling to Delhi for a protest.
Terming the government’s action as ‘gundagardi’ (hooliganism), the Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday (July 21, 2026) criticised the State over the detention of Uttarakhand Parivartan Party chief Prabhat Dhyani, who was picked up by police while he was travelling to Delhi to participate in the protest called by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) .
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