An object was allegedly thrown at climate activist Sonam Wangchuk during his active hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Friday, Abhijeet Dipke has said. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder also alleged that the government would be responsible if any harm came to the 59-year-old.
Event Context
Minutes after this, Dipke claimed Delhi Police were ‘forcefully’ taking Sonam Wangchuk away.
Dipke claimed “goons” tried to attack Wangchuk during the demonstration but said the activist was not injured. “Goons tried to attack Sonam sir at Jantar Mantar. An object was thrown at him, but fortunately, he was not hurt,” Dipke wrote on X. Track Sonam Wangchuk’s Day 21 hunger strike updates here
Team Analysis
Dipke alleged that he warned a few days earlier that people would be sent to Jantar Mantar to disrupt the protest after being informed by “an insider in the police.” “A few days ago, I had warned that people would be sent to Jantar Mantar to disrupt the protest after I was informed by an insider in the police,” he said.
Dipke later alleged that police cracked down on the peaceful protest site and forcibly took away the activist. The CJP President, on X, wrote that the Delhi Police used force against protesters.
“Delhi Police is cracking down at Jantar Mantar. Beating up people and taking away Sonam sir forcefully,” he said.
In another post, Dipke alleged that he had been assaulted and detained by the police. “I have [been] beaten and put under detention by Delhi Police,” he wrote.
Match Outlook
“If anything happens to Sonam sir, the government will be responsible as there’s clearly a plan to dismantle the peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar,” Dipke wrote.
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Wangchuk, who is on the 21st day of his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, was taken to a hospital by the police on Saturday, according to ANI.
