India, Sept. 28 -- Left parties on Saturday condemned the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA) and demanded that he should be released. In a statement issued, the Politburo of the CPI(M) said Wangchuk's detention under the "draconian NSA exposes the authoritarian character of the BJP-led Central Government".
"The Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the arrest of Sonam Wangchuk, who has been at the forefront of the movement demanding statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution," the party said. "His detention under the draconian National Security Act exposes the authoritarian character of the BJP-led Central Government and its contempt for...