New Delhi: India’s opposition parties have strongly criticised the BJP-led Indian government over the prolonged detention of Ladakhi climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, questioning the use of stringent law against him and demanding accountability following the revocation of his detention.
According to Global Mirror, the Modi government on Saturday revoked the detention of Sonam Wangchuk, releasing him six months after his arrest in September last year following massive protests in Leh that left four people dead and dozens injured in indiscriminate firing by Indian forces. A prominent face of Ladakh’s movement for political rights, Wangchuk was later booked under the draconian National Security Act (NSA) and lodged in Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan.
New Delhi had accused him of inciting people and provoking protests. His detention was revoked three days before the Indian Supreme Court was set to resume hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by his wife, Gitanjali J. Angmo.
According to Global Mirror, the Modi government on Saturday revoked the detention of Sonam Wangchuk, releasing him six months after his arrest in September last year following massive protests in Leh that left four people dead and dozens injured in indiscriminate firing by Indian forces. A prominent face of Ladakh’s movement for political rights, Wangchuk was later booked under the draconian National Security Act (NSA) and lodged in Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan.
New Delhi had accused him of inciting people and provoking protests. His detention was revoked three days before the Indian Supreme Court was set to resume hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by his wife, Gitanjali J. Angmo.