‘Give Ladakh a voice’: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says UT’s people, culture, traditions under attack by BJP-RSS

Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Sunday (September 28, 2025) alleged that Ladakh's people, culture, and traditions were nether onslaught by the BJP and RSS, arsenic helium batted for inclusion of Ladakh nether the Sixth Schedule.

His remarks came successful the aftermath of past week's unit successful Leh successful which 4 radical were killed successful firing by the information forces and scores of others were injured. Fifty radical person since been taken into custody for their alleged engagement successful rioting.

Climate activistic Sonam Wangchuk, the main dependable down the request for statehood for Ladakh, has been detained nether the National Security Act and lodged successful Jodhpur jailhouse successful Rajasthan.

In a station connected X, Mr. Gandhi said, "Ladakh's astonishing people, culture, and traditions are nether onslaught by the BJP and RSS."

"Ladakhis asked for a voice. The BJP responded by sidesplitting 4 young men and jailing Sonam Wangchuk. Stop the killing. Stop the violence. Stop the intimidation," the Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha said.

"Give Ladakh a voice. Give them the 6th Schedule," helium added.

Curfew remained successful unit successful violence-hit Leh for the 5th consecutive time connected Sunday, with Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta acceptable to clasp a information reappraisal gathering to instrumentality a telephone connected the relaxation successful the restrictions, officials said.

A convulsive confrontation betwixt protesters and information forces took spot connected Wednesday (September 24) during a shutdown called by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) to beforehand talks with the Centre connected the contented for statehood and hold of the Sixth Schedule to Ladakh.

On Saturday (September 27), curfew was relaxed successful Leh for 4 hours.