Local weather activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was marching to the nationwide capital from Leh demanding sixth schedule standing for Ladakh, was detained together with 120 individuals from the union territory on the Singhu border on Monday night time.
A police officer stated Wangchuk and others needed to spend the night time on the border. They have been initially requested to return as prohibitory orders have been imposed in Delhi however when they didn’t cease, the policemen who have been already deployed on the border, detained about 120 males, PTI reported quoting the officer.
The Delhi Police has banned the gathering of 5 or extra individuals, individuals carrying banners, placards arms and or protests within the central half and bordering areas until October 5, citing regulation and order points, together with calls of protests given by a number of organisations.
The ‘Delhi Chalo Padyatra’ was organised by the Leh Apex Physique (LAB), which together with the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) is spearheading an agitation over the previous 4 years in help of statehood, extension of the Structure’s sixth schedule, early recruitment course of together with a public service fee for Ladakh and separate Lok Sabha seats for Leh and Kargil districts.
Chief of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi termed the motion as “unacceptable”. “The detention of Sonam Wangchuk ji and lots of of Ladakhis peacefully marching for environmental and constitutional rights is unacceptable. Why are aged residents being detained at Delhi’s border for standing up for Ladakh’s future?” Rahul requested.
“Modi ji, like with the farmers, this ‘Chakravyuh’ shall be damaged, and so will your conceitedness. You’ll have to hearken to Ladakh’s voice,” Rahul wrote on X
The detention of Sonam Wangchuk ji and lots of of Ladakhis peacefully marching for environmental and constitutional rights is unacceptable.
Why are aged residents being detained at Delhi’s border for standing up for Ladakh’s future?
Modi ji, like with the farmers, this…
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 30, 2024
Ladies taking part within the march weren’t detained, PTI reported citing sources. Wangchuk, in a submit on Instagram shortly earlier than being detained, shared visuals from the Delhi border, the place their buses have been stopped.
Wangchuk stated a number of automobiles of Delhi Police and Haryana Police have been accompanying their buses and whereas they initially thought they have been being escorted, as they approached the nationwide capital, it was clear they have been going to be detained.
“As we’re approaching Delhi, it seems we aren’t being escorted, we’re being detained,” Wangchuk stated.
I AM BEING DETAINED…
together with 150 padyatris
at Delhi Border, by a police pressure of 100s some say 1,000.
Many aged males & ladies of their 80s and few dozen Military veterans…
Our destiny is unknown.
We have been on a most peaceable march to Bapu’s Samadhi… within the largest democracy… pic.twitter.com/iPZOJE5uuM
— Sonam Wangchuk (@Wangchuk66) September 30, 2024
He stated round 1,000 police personnel have been deployed on the Delhi border and so they have been knowledgeable that heavy deployment of safety forces has been performed on the Ladakh Bhawan in Delhi, and in areas the place college students from Ladakh reside. “It seems they do not need to permit this padyatra to happen,” he stated.