India revokes detention of Sonam Wangchuk; Congress, AAP slam Modi govt
The Union Government has immediately revoked the National Security Act detention of Ladakh-based engineer Sonam Wangchuk, ending nearly six months of imprisonment without evidence for staging peaceful protests on climate change issues. Opposition leaders Jairam Ramesh and Arvind Kejriwal condemned this decision as a total U-turn by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration after previously supporting his arrest order against the activist who was detained in 2018 following an incident at Srinagar University where he allegedly threw stones during protests on climate change.
Key Points
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1[Mar 14, Mar] The Union Government revoked the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA) with immediate effect.
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2Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal criticized the government's decision as a 'total U-turn' after months without evidence for staging peaceful protests.
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3[Mar 14, Mar] During hearings in Delhi regarding liquor policy cases last month, judges described entire proceedings based on conjecture while tearing into agencies like CBI.
Developments
AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for canceling the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, calling it a "sheer dictatorship." The central government released him after nearly six months under National Security Act (NSA) following protests in Ladakh that resulted over 45 injuries.
The Centre revoked Sonam Wangchuk's detention order after nearly six months of his imprisonment under India National Security Act. AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal welcomed this decision, stating it exposes how individuals are jailed without evidence and compared Wangkuck to the party leadership detained in alleged Delhi liquor scam cases for years on fabricated charges.
AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal criticized Centre for allowing climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's six-month NSA-detention without evidence. The government revoked Wanchuak detention order on Saturday, releasing him after nearly half of his maximum possible sentence under the National Security Act had expired since September 2023 protests in Leh resulted over a dozen injuries and two deaths during statehood demonstrations