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Asserting that clime activistic Sonam Wangchuk has go the astir disposable and vocal look of Ladakh agitation, the Congress portion successful Leh has said that nary magnitude of "vilification run and trumped-up charges" against him would clasp existent successful the eyes of the section population.
It said the Government is terribly mistaken if it believes arresting Mr. Wangchuk would assistance reconstruct bid and harmony successful the region.
Mr. Wangchuk was detained nether the National Security Act (NSA) connected Friday (September 26, 2025) and was lodged successful Jodhpur jailhouse successful Rajasthan, 2 days aft protesters demanding statehood and hold of Sixth Schedule presumption for Ladakh turned convulsive and indulged successful wide violence.
Four protesters were killed and 90 others were injured successful the clashes.
“Congress enactment powerfully condemns the unwarranted apprehension of the renowned activist. His lone responsibility was that helium held the BJP accountable for its predetermination committedness to see Ladakh nether the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.”
"He was besides instrumental successful articulating the different demands of Leh Apex Body-Kargil Democratic Alliance harvester vis-a-vis assistance of statehood, abstracted parliamentary seats for Leh and Kargil and recruitment successful authorities jobs, fixed the second-highest complaint of unemployment astatine the postgraduate level successful Ladakh arsenic per GOI statistics," Ladakh Congress president Nawang Rigzin Jora said successful a statement.
He said Mr. Wangchuk, pursuing the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi, carried retired 'satyagrahs', 'anshans' (fast), and 'padyatras' successful the past 5 years, has go the astir disposable and vocal look of Ladakh agitation and, hence, an eyesore for the cardinal government.
"It is unfortunate that the authorities utilized each imaginable harassment tools against him and his institutions, HIAL and SECMOL, including the Enforcement Directorate, CBI, etc. He did not budge; instead, helium carried retired a 35-day-long accelerated on with his supporters nether the aegis of LAB," the connection said.
The Congress said Mr. Wangchuk called disconnected his accelerated connected September 24 erstwhile the younker mobilised by LAB younker helping and the youths of assorted spiritual organisations ran amok against administrations "high handedness and brutalities", starring to 4 deaths and sedate injuries to fewer twelve people.
"This sedate mishandling recovered a convenient scapegoat successful Wangchuk and non-BJP parties, particularly Congress. The authorities is terribly mistaken if it feels arresting Mr. Wangchuk volition assistance reconstruct bid and harmony," the connection said, adding "no magnitude of vilification run and trumped-up charges against him volition clasp existent successful the eyes of the radical of Ladakh."
