M.A. Baby condemns removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar protest site

Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary M.A. Baby on Saturday (July 18, 2026) condemned the forceful removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar and the detention of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke by the Delhi Police.

Slamming the Central government for detention of the activists, Mr. Baby stated in a post on X, “Strongly condemn the detention of Sonam Wangchuk and Abhijeet Dipke by the Delhi Police. Instead of sacking the Education Minister under whose nose the scandalous leak of papers happened and dismantling the system that continues to ruin the future of lakhs of students, the government is coming down with a heavy hand on peaceful protesters.”

Criticising “the authoritarian attitude” of the Modi government, Mr. Baby said that “silencing dissent cannot be a substitute for accountability.”

Mr. Wangchuk was forcefully shifted to the hospital early on Saturday (July 18), with the police citing medical advice and the directions of the Delhi High Court, after his health deteriorated on the 21st day of his indefinite fast.

Following the police action, Mr. Dipke alleged that he had been beaten up and detained by Delhi Police during what he described as a crackdown on protesters at Jantar Mantar. Mr. Dipke also announced that he was beginning an indefinite hunger strike from Saturday (July 18).