Leh, Sep 25: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday said that his imprisonment could create more problems for the government than his freedom and called the home ministry’s act of blaming him for recent violent protests in Ladakh a “scapegoat tactic”.

Reacting to the MHA’s statement, which had blamed him for provoking the mob violence on Wednesday, Wangchuk said he is prepared to be arrested under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA).

“I see they are building up a case to bring me under the Public Safety Act and throw me in jail for two years,” he told PTI over the phone and added that “I am ready for that, but Sonam Wangchuk in jail may cause them more problems than free Sonam Wangchuk.” The climate activist also said, “To say it (the violence) was instigated by me, or sometimes b

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