India, Oct. 10 -- Climate activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday condemned the detention of student leaders, youth activists, lawyers and opposition leaders in Delhi ahead of a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, describing the situation as an "undeclared emergency".

Wangchuk urged the government to end the detentions and address the concerns through dialogue, warning that he would consider a peaceful sit-in, hunger strike or march in Leh or Delhi if the restrictions were not withdrawn within the next 24 hours.

In a post on X, the activist said he had not imagined that the world's largest democracy would be under an "undeclared emergency".

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