M.A. Baby condemns removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar protest site
CPI(M) leader M.A. Baby has condemned the detention of activist Sonam Wangchuk and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke by Delhi Police. The activists were removed from a protest site at Jantar Mantar, with the government facing criticism for its handling of dissent.
Why it matters
The event underscores ongoing tensions between the government and civil society activists regarding accountability and protest rights.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary M.A. Baby on Saturday (July 18, 2026) condemned the forceful removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar and the detention of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke by the Delhi Police.
Slamming the Central government for detention of the activists, Mr. Baby stated in a post on X, “Strongly condemn the detention of Sonam Wangchuk and Abhijeet Dipke by the Delhi Police. Instead of sacking the Education Minister under whose nose the scandalous leak of papers happened and dismantling the system that continues to ruin the future of lakhs of students, the government is coming down with a heavy hand on peaceful protesters.”
Criticising “the authoritarian attitude” of the Modi government, Mr. Baby said that “silencing dissent cannot be a substitute for accountability.”
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