As activist Sonam Wangchuk continues his hunger strike from a hospital in Gurugram, his wife Gitanjali Angmo has questioned the Congress's recent protest near Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence, saying it failed to reflect genuine support for the ongoing students' movement against paper leaks.In an interview with India Today, Angmo said political leaders should have joined the students protesting at Delhi's Jantar Mantar instead of staging a demonstration outside the Prime Minister's residence. She also suggested that Wangchuk's public image was being used for political purposes, asserting that people could distinguish between sincere and symbolic gestures.
"The protest outside the Prime Minister's residence lacked sincerity. The public cannot be fooled anymore. This is an awakened India. Those who are insincere will be thrown out by the youth," Angmo, a social entrepreneur and educationist told the news channel.
Her remarks came after Rahul Gandhi and several senior Congress leaders held a sit-in near the Prime Minister's 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence on July 21 over the police action against students during their Parliament march. The protest ended with the detention of Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders after police removed them from the site.