US EditionSonam Wangchuk Tried to Instigate Gen Z for Protests Like Nepal, Bangladesh: Centre to SC
The government claims Wangchuk incited protests causing four deaths and 90 injuries, alleging secessionist intent and threats to national unity under the National Security Act.
- On Monday, the Centre told the Supreme Court that Sonam Wangchuk sought to push Ladakh toward unrest like Nepal and Bangladesh, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said in a petition filed by Gitanjali J Angmo.
- Wangchuk was detained on September 26 after Leh protests demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule inclusion, which caused clashes with security personnel, four deaths, and ninety injuries.
- Citing excerpts of speeches, the government said Solicitor General Tushar Mehta alleged Wangchuk `carefully crafted his speech to instigate Gen Z and asked for agitations like in Nepal and Bangladesh and used speeches of Mahatma Gandhi to cover the real intention.`
- The Supreme Court bench is reviewing the sufficiency of grounds for Wangchuk's NSA detention, with Kapil Sibal and Gitanjali J Angmo stressing criticism as a democratic right and denying violence allegations.
- The Centre's framing positions speech as a national security risk and warned references to 'us' versus 'them' threaten national unity, potentially influencing Ladakh statehood and youth mobilisation.
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Sonam Wangchuk Tried To Instigate Nepal-Like Gen Z Protests: Centre
The Centre and the Union Territory of Ladakh administration told the Supreme Court on Monday that jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk tried to instigate Gen Z for protests like in Nepal and Bangladesh.
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Sonam Wangchuk tried to instigate Gen Z for protests like Nepal, Bangladesh: Centre to SC
He contended that the district magistrate had to pass the order for his preventive detention after going through the relevant materials placed before him and the videos of his speech. Countering the argument of Wangchuks wife made through senior advocate Kapil Sibal, Mehta said that the district magistrate has not relied upon any borrowed material for passing the detention order.
Centre Claims Wangchuk Wanted Nepal and Bangladesh-Like Situation in Ladakh
The Centre on Monday, 2 February argued before the Supreme Court that Wangchuk’s speeches and actions indicated a desire for Ladakh to become like Nepal or Bangladesh. The Solicitor General, representing the government, stated that Wangchuk’s references to the Central government as “them” and his calls for referendums in the region were interpreted as secessionist tendencies.Wangchuk, a climate activist from Ladakh, was detained under the Nation…
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