Leh : The Leh Apex Body (LAB) on Monday announced that it will boycott the scheduled talks with the Centre, demanding an impartial judicial probe into the firing. The next round of talks between the Centre and representatives of Ladakh, including members of the Leh Apex Body and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), was scheduled for October 6.
The LAB and KDA have both accused the Union Territory administration of mishandling the protests that erupted in Leh last week. This is a big example of why we need democracy,” KDA leader Sajjad Kargili said on Monday, pressing for an impartial judicial inquiry into the incident. The detention of prominent climate activist and Ladakh statehood campaigner Sonam Wangchuk under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) has intensified the anger in the region. He has been shifted to Jodhpur jail, and his supporters say his arrest has amplified Ladakh’s struggle nationwide.
The KDA has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Wangchuk and others detained after September 24 violence in Leh. Very few people knew about the struggles of Ladakh, but after the arrest of Sonam Wangchuk, this issue and the demands of Ladakh have reached every home in the country,” Kargili said. Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali Angmo, has strongly refuted allegations linking him to Pakistan or to inciting violence. She said he had been protesting in the “most Gandhian way possible” and that the escalation was triggered only after CRPF action.
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