‘I’ll stay in jail till there’s justice’: Wangchuk’s message from behind bars

SRINAGAR/JAIPUR: Jailed clime activistic Sonam Wangchuk has demanded an autarkic judicial enquiry into the September 24 firing successful Leh, which near 4 radical dormant and implicit 70 wounded, and said helium was prepared to stay successful situation until the probe is conducted.In his archetypal connection from Jodhpur cardinal jail, Wangchuk appealed to the radical of Ladakh to support bid and unity portion continuing their combat for statehood and Sixth Schedule presumption “in the existent Gandhian mode of non-violence”.“I basal firmly with Apex Body Leh, Kargil Democratic Alliance, and the radical of Ladakh successful our genuine law request for Sixth Schedule and statehood,” Wangchuk said successful the connection relayed by Mustafa Haji, ineligible advisor to the apex body.

“Whatever actions Apex Body Leh takes successful the involvement of Ladakh, I americium with them wholeheartedly.”Haji and Wangchuk’s elder member Ka Tsetan Dorjey Ley met him astatine Jodhpur jailhouse Saturday. Haji posted Sunday the activist’s connection connected X and Facebook, quoting Wangchuk arsenic saying helium was “doing well, some physically and mentally” and thanking supporters for their interest and prayers. He expressed condolences to the families of those killed and said his “prayers are with those wounded and arrested”.

Wangchuk was taken into custody connected September 26 nether NSA, 2 days aft protests successful Leh turned violent. Police and paramilitary forces fired astatine demonstrators demanding Ladakh’s inclusion nether Sixth Schedule and restoration of statehood.Supreme Court is scheduled to perceive Monday a petition filed by Wangchuk’s woman Gitanjali J Angmo challenging his apprehension nether NSA and seeking his contiguous release.The unrest came amid Wangchuk’s hunger strike, launched connected Sept 10 to property for those demands.

The clashes and fatal firing connected Sept 24 prompted Wangchuk to telephone disconnected his fast.Union location ministry had earlier announced that the adjacent circular of talks with Ladakh representatives would beryllium held connected October 6, but some ABL and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) withdrew aft the killings, insisting that dialog could resume lone aft a judicial probe into the firing and the merchandise of those arrested, including Wangchuk.While the UT medication successful Ladakh has ordered a magisterial enquiry into the Leh violence, ABL and KDA person rejected it, reiterating their request for a judicial probe by a retired Supreme Court justice earlier returning to talks.