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'Can criticise govt under his democratic rights:' Wangchuk to top court
The Morning Standard
|January 30, 2026
ACTIVIST Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday told the Supreme Court that he has a democratic right to criticise and protest against the government and that such sentiments do not threaten the security of the state to warrant his detention.
The submission was made by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, arguing for Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali J Angmo. Sibal added that there is no case of violence against him. “Whatever he has done is purely in a peaceful manner. No violence, only through peaceful means,” he told the SC.
The climate activist was detained under the National Security Act (NSA) at a jail in Rajasthan following protests in Leh in September 2025 over demands of statehood and Sixth Schedule status for the Union Territory of Ladakh.
This story is from the January 30, 2026 edition of The Morning Standard.
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