When Indira Gandhi flew to Leh to meet Sonam Wangchuk's father: Why Congress is reviving 1984 episode amid Delhi protest

The brief

The Congress reportedly recalled Indira Gandhi's 1984 meeting with Sonam Wangyal, while supporting his son, Sonam Wangchuk, who is on hunger strike demanding education reforms at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. Pawan Khera criticised the current government's ‘indifference’ towards protest