New Delhi, July 19: Activist Sonam Wangchuk has described the proposed July 20 Parliament march as India’s “second freedom movement”, urging supporters to participate in large numbers and calling for “freedom from fear” and “freedom from injustice.”
In a handwritten message shared through his wife, Gitanjali J. Angmo, from Safdarjung Hospital, Wangchuk linked “freedom from injustice” to the alleged paper leak controversies and “freedom from fear” to what he described as his “illegal detention.”
The note, posted on X, read: “20th July. India’s second freedom movement. Freedom from injustice (like paper leaks). Freedom from fear (my illegal detention). March to the Parliament. Please make it a big success.”
The message was signed, “Sent through Gitanjali from my illegal detention at Safdarjung.”
Wangchuk has alleged that he is being kept at Safdarjung Hospital against his wishes after being taken there from the Jantar Mantar protest site following his prolonged hunger strike.
The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), which is leading the agitation, has called for the July 20 Parliament march, demanding accountability over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations, reforms in the examination system, and the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Wangchuk joined the CJP-led protest on June 28 and has been on an indefinite hunger strike in support of the movement.
