The Supreme Court will take up a plea on November 24 challenging Sonam Wangchuk’s detention under the National Security Act, calling it illegal and unconstitutional. The case raises serious concerns over misuse of preventive detention laws and suppression of democratic dissent.
SC will hear on Monday the plea by Sonam Wangchuk’s wife challenging his detention under the National Security Act after Ladakh protests. She calls it “illegal, arbitrary, and unconstitutional.”
A day after violent protests over statehood rocked Ladakh, the Centre cancelled activist Sonam Wangchuk’s NGO FCRA licence for repeated violations. The move comes as curfew grips Leh and political blame games intensify.
