Sonam Wangchuk, a Ladakh activist, started a hunger strike on Sunday after being refused permission to spearhead a demonstration in Delhi. In an attempt to get the union territory placed on the Sixth Schedule, the agitators had asked permission to carry on with their continuous protests at Jantar Mantar. “After walking for 30 to 32 … Read more
Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, slammed the Delhi Police’s detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and his supporters at the Singhu border, calling it “unacceptable.” Taking on X (previously Twitter), he wrote, “The detention of Sonam Wangchuk Ji and hundreds of Ladakhis who were peacefully marching for environmental and … Read more
Sonam Wangchuk, a climate activist who finished his 21-day hunger strike on Tuesday to demand independence for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, stated that “the pain of broken promises cannot be presented as anti-national”. Wangchuk further stated that he was “not at all” against the Central government but would … Read more