AAP workers launched a protest here against Lt Governor V K Saxena after Delhi Chief Minister Atishi was stopped from meeting climate activist Sonam Wangchuk who has been detained at the Bawana police

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

Sonam Wanchuk's supporters, who were also detained, have been kept at several other police stations at Delhi borders.

Asserting that the people of Delhi stand with the people from Ladakh, she said that LG's rule should end in Ladakh and the national capital. "Ladakh and Delhi should get the status of a full-fledged state,

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.

Delhi CM Atishi plans to visit Bawana Police Station after Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk and 150 supporters were detained for violating prohibitory orders during a climate march. Wangchuk's group is pushing for Ladakh's inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution for local law-making powers to protect land and cultural identity.