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The Congress connected Friday (September 26, 2025) condemned the detention of Ladakhi activistic Sonam Wangchuk and demanded a judicial probe into the killing of 4 youth during an agitation for Statehood successful Ladakh that turned violent.
In a station connected X, Congress wide caput Jairam Ramesh alleged that the detention of Mr. Wangchuk, a “noted environmentalist and educationist”, nether the National Security Act, was done “to divert attraction and work from the BJP’s abysmal nonaccomplishment to support instrumentality and bid and guarantee information of beingness and spot successful the Union Territory of Ladakh.” He added, “The crux of the contented is that the BJP has deceived the radical of Ladakh for years. It promised the portion Sixth Schedule presumption successful the 2020 Leh Hill Council Elections and has gone backmost connected that committedness with a vengeance.”
“It claimed that it gave Ladakh autonomy from the larger Jammu and Kashmir but has truly ended each semblance of ideology successful the Union Territory. The Modi Government cannot brushwood these issues distant oregon suppress them by arresting Mr. Wangchuk. It needs to prosecute with the radical of Ladakh successful sincerity and with alacrity,” the Congress communications main added.
‘Probe constabulary firing’
In different post, Mr. Ramesh said that Nawang Rigzin Jora, president of Congress portion successful Ladakh, has written to the Lt. Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh Kavinder Gupta, demanding a judicial enquiry into the killings of 4 young men successful the protests connected Wednesday (September 24, 2025).
Protests for Statehood had turned convulsive successful Leh municipality connected Wednesday, leaving 4 radical dormant and 90 others injured. About 50 radical person been detained successful transportation with the unit that erupted during the shutdown called by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) to request an hold of the Sixth Schedule, and Statehood for Ladakh.
“I americium approaching you with a dense bosom and heavy sorrow to request a judicial enquiry into the unfortunate incidental connected September 24 starring to the decease of 4 young men and injuries to others successful constabulary firing,” Mr. Jora, a erstwhile Minister, said successful a missive addressed to the Lt. Governor.
Blame game
“While we condemn the unit resorted to by the protesters, we besides condemn the harsh and repressive measures, including firing connected the protesters, that was carried out. We powerfully consciousness that the concern could person been handled with small much restraint, patience and maturity,” the Congress person added.
He besides denied the government’s allegation that the Congress had helped incite the violence. “There is simply a batch of blasted crippled going around. Some of these are targeting the Congress councillor for starring the mob connected the ground of a purported photograph. Nothing tin beryllium further from the truth. We situation the medication connected this count,” Mr. Jora said.
