Atishi, after arriving at Bawana Police Station, criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government for arresting Wangchuk and his supporters.

On Monday, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and 150 others were detained at the Delhi border while marching to the national capital to demand Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh. A representative of the group claimed that Wangchuk was taken to Bawana police station and was not being allowed to meet his lawyers.

सोनम वांगचुक और हमारे 150 लद्दाखी भाई-बहन शांतिपूर्ण तरीक़े से दिल्ली आ रहे थे। उनको पुलिस ने रोक लिया है। कल रात से बवाना थाने में क़ैद हैं। क्या लद्दाख के लोकतांत्रिक अधिकार माँगना ग़लत है? क्या 2 अक्तूबर को सत्याग्रहियों का गांधी समाधि जाना ग़लत है? सोनम वांगचुक जी को रोकना… https://t.co/Nr9LVoiM7a

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Tuesday claimed that she was stopped outside the Bawana Police Station and was not allowed to meet Sonam Wangchuk when she (Atishi) was heading to meet the climate activist demanding autonomy for Ladakh.

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi who went to meet the detained protesters of Ladakh at Bawana police station on Tuesday complained that she was not allowed to meet Sonam Wangchuk, the activist leading the protest,

Delhi chief minister Atishi has claimed that police, on LG VK Saxena's orders, blocked her from meeting detained Ladakh climate activist Sonam Wangchuk. Atishi emphasized that this kind of governance is dictatorial and called for full statehood status for Ladakh and Delhi.

An engineer and education reformer from Ladakh, Sonam Wangchuk is known for his innovative strategies in education and sustainable development.

The Congress on Tuesday slammed the government over the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and several other Ladakhis, with Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi terming it as "unacceptable" and saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have to listen to Ladakh's voice.