Around 120 individuals from Ladakh, together with Wangchuk — who had marched to the nationwide capital demanding Sixth Schedule standing for the Union Territory — have been detained by the Delhi Police at the nationwide capital’s border.
Leader of Opposition within the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed as “unacceptable” the detention of local weather activist Sonam Wangchuk and different Ladakhis, and stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have to pay attention to Ladakh’s voice.
Around 120 individuals from Ladakh, together with Wangchuk — who had marched to the nationwide capital demanding Sixth Schedule standing for the Union Territory — have been detained by the Delhi Police at the nationwide capital’s border.
“The detention of Sonam Wangchuk ji and hundreds of Ladakhis peacefully marching for environmental and constitutional rights is unacceptable,” Gandhi stated in a put up on X.
The former Congress chief additionally requested why aged residents have been being detained at Delhi’s border for standing up for Ladakh’s future.
“Modi ji, like with the farmers, this ‘Chakravyuh’ will be broken, and so will your arrogance. You will have to listen to Ladakh’s voice,” Gandhi stated. In a put up on Instagram shortly earlier than being detained, Wangchuk shared visuals from the Delhi border, the place their buses have been stopped amid enormous police presence.
The local weather activist might be seen within the video interacting with police officers. In his put up, Wangchuk stated a number of autos of the Delhi Police and its Haryana counterpart have been accompanying their buses. While they initially thought that they have been being escorted as they approached the nationwide capital, it was clear they have been going to be detained.
“As we are approaching Delhi, it appears we are not being escorted, we are being detained,” Wangchuk stated. He stated round 1,000 police personnel had been deployed at the Delhi border they usually have been knowledgeable that heavy deployment of safety forces was made at the Ladakh Bhawan in Delhi, and in areas the place college students from the Union Territory resided.
“It appears they don’t want to allow this padyatra to take place,” he stated.
The padyatra was organised by the Leh Apex Body which, together with the Kargil Democratic Alliance, has been spearheading an agitation over the previous 4 years to demand statehood for Ladakh, its inclusion within the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, early recruitment course of together with a public service fee for Ladakh, and separate Lok Sabha seats for Leh and Kargil districts.
The Delhi Police on Monday banned gatherings by 5 or extra individuals, carrying banners, placards, and arms, and protests within the central half and bordering areas for the following six days, citing legislation and order points, together with requires protests by a number of organisations.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by DNA workers and is revealed from PTI)
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