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Delhi CM Atishi ‘not allowed’ to meet detained activist Sonam Wangchuk at police station
Sonam Wangchuk detained news updates: Sonam Wanchuk's supporters, who were also detained, have been kept at several other police stations at Delhi borders.
Sonam Wangchuk detained news updates: Delhi chief minister Atishi on Tuesday alleged that she was not allowed to meet climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained on Monday night from Singhu border while trying to enter the national capital with his supporters, at the Bawana Police Station on Tuesday.
“I came here to meet Sonam Wangchuk. He is an environmentalist and educationist. Everybody knows him. He was coming to Delhi from Ladakh with 150 people to raise their voice. However, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government arrested him from the Delhi border. The people of Ladakh want democratic rights. They don’t want L-G leadership… Although I am was allowed to enter the police station, I was not allowed to meet him," Atishi told reporters.
Earlier, reports claimed that Atishi was stopped outside the Bawana Police Station. Atishi reached the police station around 1pm but was stopped by police officers, the Aam Aadmi Party said in a statement.
“Today the central government of the Bharatiya Janata Party leaves no stone unturned in killing democracy, snatching the right to vote. Why were they arrested? Why am I being stopped from meeting them? Because the Bharatiya Janata Party is afraid of democracy and today I am saying with confidence that if such dictatorship of the Bharatiya Janata Party continues, the LG rule will end in Ladakh, the LG rule will end in Delhi and the rule of the Bharatiya Janata Party will end in the central government here as well,” she added.
A heavy deployment has been put in place around the Bawana Police Station, situated on the Delhi-Haryana border.
Sonam Wangchuk's supporters who were also detained have been kept at several other police stations at Delhi borders.
Around 120 people from Ladakh, including Sonam Wangchuk, were marching towards Delhi demanding sixth schedule status for the Union Territory when they were detained.
Sonam Wangchuk is leading the march, 'Delhi Chalo Padyatra,' which began from Leh a month ago.
Huge protest in Ladakh
Meanwhile, a large number of people gathered in Ladakh to protest against the detention of people. People took to the streets in Leh to demand the release of Sonam Wangchuk and chanted slogans of "Delhi Police Shame Shame".
Ladakh MP Haji Hanifa on Tuesday arrived at the Singhu border. Speaking to news agency ANI, Hanifa said everyone is aware of how Ladakh has been having talks with the government for protecting the environmental and constitutional rights.
"We are all aware of for the last three years, we had been fighting for our rights peacefully. We even had talks with the government for the same but they stopped after the elections and the formation of the new government. We set out on foot from Leh under the banner of Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) and Apex Body to present our views to the government. After Wangchuk was detained by the police, we marched to discuss our issues with the government. However, Wangchuk and the members, including several women, were detained at different areas," Hanifa said.
(With inputs from agencies)
