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Sonam Wangchuk quits hunger strike after violent protest breaks out in Leh

Posted on: Sep 24, 2025 16:12 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Sonam Wangchuk quits hunger strike after violent protest breaks out in Leh
LAdakh activistic Sonam Wangchuk on th proclaimed quitting 15-day hungriness walk out in Leh soon after violent protests broke out over statehood demand for Ladakh.Soon after the protest broke out, Wangchuk called for peace even as he urged people to stop the violence, saying that it damages the cause.A massive protest broke out in Leh as protestors and pelted stones and clashed with the police, who in turn fired teargas shells and resorted to baton charge to control the crowd.Flames and dark smoke clouds were seen rising amid a complete shutdown in the Ladakh capital. The authorities have imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS to ban the assembly of five or more people, officials said.Speaking after the protest in a briefing, Wangchuk said that a meeting with the Centre over the statehood demand should happen before the proposed date of October 6."I request the youth of Ladakh to stop the violence forthwith as it only causes harm to our cause and further deteriorates the situation. We do not want instability in Ladakh and the country,” Wangchuk told his supporters.“People are angered. After keeping people hungry for 16 days, meeting was called. People are demanding the meeting to happen well before October 6,” he added.The hunger strike was held in support of the demand to advance the proposed talks with the Centre on extension of Sixth Schedule as well as statehood to Ladakh.

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