In the Sonam Wangchuk case, the Center and Ladakh administration shared information in the Supreme Court. He told that jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk had tried to instigate GenZ for her movement. This effort was made exactly on the lines of Bangladesh and Nepal. Giving information in the court, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that Wangchuk had also mentioned the Arab Spring movement. This information was given before the bench of Justice Arvind Kumar and Justice PV Varale.
He told in the court that the governments of many countries had fallen due to such movements. He used Mahatma Gandhi’s speech to hide his real intentions.
Hearing going on on the petition of Sonam Wangchuk’s wife
Tushar Mehta told in the court that the term GenZ is used for the generation who were born between 1997 and 2012. Court Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali J. Hearing the petition filed by Angmo. In this he has challenged the arrest under the National Security Act (NSAKA).
Mehta said that Wangchuk addresses the central government as he is. We tell the people of Ladakh. Demand a referendum. These are the same demands which have been made in Jammu and Kashmir. There is no they or us here. Rather we are all Indians.
Ladakh shares China-Pakistan border: Tushar Mehta
He told that Ladakh is a region which shares border with two countries and China-Pakistan. This area is very sensitive. Tushar Mehta told the court that his speech will have to be taken into consideration in a holistic manner. They were misleading the youth. He was using Gandhiji’s speech. Gandhiji never instigated against his country. Let us tell you, Wangchuk is currently lodged in Jodhpur Central Jail. Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal is appearing on behalf of his wife.
