{"id":49842,"date":"2025-05-09T04:02:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T04:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southasianwire.com\/wire\/?p=49842"},"modified":"2025-05-31T12:45:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T12:45:57","slug":"49842-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southasianwire.com\/wire\/49842-2","title":{"rendered":"Rahul Gandhi condemns detention of Sonam Wangchuk, other Ladakhis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>New Delhi, October 01 (KMS): Leader of Opposition in Indian Parliament Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed as \u201cunacceptable\u201d the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and other Ladakhis, and stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have to listen to Ladakh\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n<p>The Kashmir Media Service has reported that around 120 people from Ladakh, including Sonam Wangchuk, who had marched to the Indian capital demanding Sixth Schedule status for the Ladakh and adjacent areas, have been detained by the Delhi Police at the capital\u2019s border area. \u201cThe detention of Sonam Wangchuk ji and hundreds of Ladakhis peacefully marching for environmental and constitutional rights is unacceptable,\u201d Gandhi stated in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>The former Congress chief also asked why elderly citizens were being detained at Delhi\u2019s border for standing up for Ladakh\u2019s future. \u201cModi ji, like with the farmers, this \u2018Chakravyuh\u2019 will be broken, and so will your arrogance. You will have to listen to Ladakh\u2019s voice,\u201d Gandhi stated.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on Instagram shortly before being detained, Wangchuk shared visuals from the Delhi border, where their buses were stopped amid huge police presence.<\/p>\n<p>In his post, Wangchuk stated several vehicles of the Delhi Police and its Haryana counterpart were accompanying their buses. While they initially thought that they were being escorted as they approached the national capital, it was clear they were going to be detained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we are approaching Delhi, it appears we are not being escorted, we are being detained,\u201d Wangchuk stated.<\/p>\n<p>He stated around 1,000 police personnel had been deployed at the Delhi border and they were informed that heavy deployment of security forces was made at the Ladakh Bhawan in Delhi, and in areas where students from the Union Territory resided.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt appears they don\u2019t want to allow this padyatra to take place,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Rephrased with a Positive and engaging tone, focusing on innovation, Bashing both India and Pakistan tone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; New Delhi, October 01 (KMS): Leader of Opposition in Indian Parliament Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed as \u201cunacceptable\u201d the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and other Ladakhis, and stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have to listen to Ladakh\u2019s voice. 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