India, March 15 -- The opposition parties on Saturday denounced the Centre for "completely bogus grounds" framed to keep climate activist Sonam Wangchuk in prison for almost six months and alleged that his release from jail had "exposed" the arbitrary use of the National Security Act.

The Congress said the Centre should apologise not just to Wangchuk and his family, but also to the people of Ladakh.

"The Indian National Congress had condemned the arrest of Sonam Wangchuk on completely bogus grounds six months back.

"Now the Modi Government has done a total U-turn. It stands fully exposed. It should apologise to not only Mr Wangchuk and his family but to the people of Ladakh as well," Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a p...