'Sonam's removal wrong': Rahul breaks silence on Wangchuk's protest; slams BJP
Rahul Gandhi has criticized the Delhi Police for removing climate activist Sonam Wangchuk from his hunger strike site at Jantar Mantar. Wangchuk was hospitalized due to health concerns, while Gandhi used the incident to attack the BJP government over issues like paper leaks and education costs.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing political friction regarding protest rights and student-led movements in India.
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday reacted for the first time to climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike, calling his removal from Jantar Mantar 'wrong' and accusing the Centre of using force against a peaceful protest.His remarks came hours after Wangchuk was removed from the protest site and shifted to VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, where he was admitted for medical observation as his indefinite hunger strike over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination entered its 21st day.Reacting to the police action, Rahul accused the Centre of suppressing a peaceful protest and said issues such as paper leaks, rising education costs and student suicides could not be ignored.In a post on X, Congress MP wrote: "The core tenets of the Modi government are Asatya and Hinsa.
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