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Ladakh agitation: Rally in Leh, shutdown in Kargil two days after Wangchuk’s release

Ladakh agitation: Rally in Leh, shutdown in Kargil two days after Wangchuk’s release

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Leh, Hundreds of people took part in a rally in Leh town amid tight security while Kargil observed a shutdown on Monday on a call given by Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance in support of their demands for statehood and extension of the Sixth Schedule to Ladakh. Ladakh agitation: Rally in Leh, shutdown in Kargil two days after Wangchuk’s release It was the first major rally by LAB since violence erupted during protests in September, prompting a clampdown by authorities, and comes two days after climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was released by the Centre after nearly six months in detention under the National Security Act . The Director General of Police of Ladakh, Mukesh Singh, visited the rally site at Singay Namgyal Chowk in Leh to take stock of the security arrangements, with additional police and security personnel deployed across the town to maintain law and order. Led by LAB co-chairman Chering Dorjay, the protesters started from the Singay Namgyal chowk and marched to Leh polo ground with participants, including a sizable number …

Centre revokes Wangchuk’s detention; leaders in Ladakh celebrate

Centre revokes Wangchuk’s detention; leaders in Ladakh celebrate

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Leaders in Ladakh on Saturday welcomed the release of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk from Jodhpur jail but called for the immediate release of other detainees linked to the ongoing agitation for statehood and constitutional safeguards. The Union government revoked Wangchuk’s detention under the National Security Act with immediate effect, nearly six months after he was arrested following protests in Leh demanding statehood for Ladakh and protection under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. MP Mohamad Hanifa. PIC/X @HANEEFA_JAN and Chering  Dorjey. PIC/NATIONALIA Ladakh MP Mohamad Hanifa welcomed the move but said the government must go further. “We welcome the release of Sonam Wangchuk. But others also need to be released, and the government should also take back the cases filed against people who participated in the protests,” Hanifa said. The Leh Apex Body (LAB), one of the groups spearheading the agitation along with the Kargil Democratic Alliance, described the development as a “big victory” for the people of Ladakh. LAB co-chairman Chering Dorjey said the government had “saved its face” by revoking the detention ahead …

‘Free-Flowing Chat Without…’: Sonam Wangchuk’s Wife Shares Moment With Activist After His Release | India News

‘Free-Flowing Chat Without…’: Sonam Wangchuk’s Wife Shares Moment With Activist After His Release | India News

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Last Updated:March 15, 2026, 13:38 IST Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was released from Jodhpur Central Jail after the Union government revoked his detention under the National Security Act. Geetanjali J Angmo shared a post on X describing their first relaxed conversation after months of restricted jail meetings. (X) Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was released from Jodhpur Central Jail on Saturday after the Union government revoked his detention under the National Security Act (NSA) with immediate effect. A day after his release, Wangchuk’s wife, Geetanjali J Angmo, shared a post on X describing their first relaxed conversation after months of restricted jail meetings. “After a long time had a free-flowing chat with @Wangchuk66 without glancing at the scary clock every now and then to make the most of the fleeting 60 minutes as in jail! Taking him for a health check-up as per the strong recommendations of our family doctor. He will be under medical observation for 36 hours in a good hospital!” she wrote on X while sharing photos. After a long time had a …

Hailing Wangchuk’s release, Ladakh leaders demand release of remaining detainees

Hailing Wangchuk’s release, Ladakh leaders demand release of remaining detainees

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Political leaders on Saturday hailed the Centre’s decision to revoke the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act, even as the leadership in Ladakh urged the government to drop all charges against other detainees linked to the violent protests that roiled the Union Territory last year. Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk (File) Wangchuk, who has been detained since September 26, 2025, was released from prison on Saturday, days before the Supreme Court is set to hear the plea filed by the activist’s wife challenging his detention on March 17. The 59-year-old was held after the protests over demands for statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution turned violent, claiming the lives of four people and injuring 45 others. Ladakh lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena welcomed the decision to revoke Wangchuk’s detention. However, Saxena, who took oath as LG on Friday, also said that there is “no space for agitation and violence” in the UT. “LG Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena has welcomed the decision to revoke the detention of …

Centre Decides To Revoke Activist Sonam Wangchuk’s Detention Months After Leh Protests | India News

Centre Decides To Revoke Activist Sonam Wangchuk’s Detention Months After Leh Protests | India News

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Last Updated:March 14, 2026, 12:16 IST Sonam Wangchuk, an engineer, innovator and education reformer from Ladakh, was detained by Ladakh police on September 26, 2025. Sonam Wangchuk, a Ramon Magsaysay awardee and the prominent face of the movement demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule safeguards for Ladakh, was detained on September 26, 2025. (File pic/PTI) The central government on Saturday revoked the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act with immediate effect. The Ministry of Home Affairs said the government remains committed to fostering an environment of peace, stability and mutual trust in Ladakh to facilitate constructive and meaningful dialogue with all stakeholders. It added that, in furtherance of this objective and after due consideration, the government and the Ministry of Home Affairs decided to revoke Wangchuk’s detention. The government also reiterated its commitment to providing all necessary safeguards for Ladakh. Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha, who was leading the legal fight in the Supreme Court for Sonam Wangchuk’s release, said, “I am glad that the Government of India has notified the …

From shirtless Cong workers in Delhi to Wangchuk’s Ladakh agitation, authorities cite ‘Gen-Z protest’ fear| India News

From shirtless Cong workers in Delhi to Wangchuk’s Ladakh agitation, authorities cite ‘Gen-Z protest’ fear| India News

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When four Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers stripped off their shirts inside Bharat Mandapam, venue of the India AI Impact Summit, in New Delhi on Friday, the police saw more than an act of political theatre. They saw Nepal from last year. Indian Youth Congress workers during their shirtless protest at Bharat Mandapam, venue of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, in New Delhi on Friday, February 20. (Video grab: ANI) “This is a larger conspiracy that has taken inspiration from the Gen Z protests in Nepal,” Delhi Police told the Patiala House Court in the national capital on Saturday, where the four arrested men — Krishna Hari, Kundan Yadav, Ajay Kumar, and Narasimha Yadav — were produced for a remand hearing. The court sent them to five days of police custody, rejecting their bail applications. These four men were among the Congress young wing’s members who entered the summit by registering online, scanning QR codes and concealing T-shirts bearing slogans such as ‘India-US Trade Deal’, ‘Epstein Files’, and ‘PM is compromised’. Once inside Hall …

SC questions govt over translation of Wangchuk’s speeches| India News

SC questions govt over translation of Wangchuk’s speeches| India News

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The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Centre over the veracity of the translated version of speeches by the jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and ordered the original pen drive supplied to him upon his arrest in September 2025 to be produced by Thursday. File photo of agitators holding posters and a candle during a protest over the arrest of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. (PTI File) The court’s order came at the penultimate day of the hearing in the matter filed by Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali Angmo seeking his release on the ground of procedural lapse by the authorities in denying him grounds of arrest and his claim that his speeches delivered over the past few years have been distorted to suggest that he instigated the violence in September last year that killed four people and injured hundreds. Appearing for Angmo, senior advocate Kapil Sibal said that till date, the detaining authorities have not responded to his arguments denying the offensive content of his speeches and cited specific instances attributed …

‘It Has Been Nearly 5 Months’: SC Asks Centre For ‘Thoughtful Relook’ At Sonam Wangchuk’s Detention | India News

‘It Has Been Nearly 5 Months’: SC Asks Centre For ‘Thoughtful Relook’ At Sonam Wangchuk’s Detention | India News

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Last Updated:February 05, 2026, 06:18 IST The court expressed serious concern over Wangchuk’s deteriorating health and the duration of his incarceration Wangchuk, a Ramon Magsaysay awardee and the prominent face of the movement demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule safeguards for Ladakh, was detained on September 26, 2025. File pic/PTI The Supreme Court has urged the central government to reconsider its continued detention of activist Sonam Wangchuk under the stringent National Security Act (NSA). A bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale on Wednesday expressed serious concern over Wangchuk’s deteriorating health and the duration of his incarceration, which has now approached the five-month mark. During the hearing of a habeas corpus petition filed by Wangchuk’s wife, Dr Gitanjali Angmo, the bench noted that a recent medical report indicated the activist’s condition was “certainly not very good”. Addressing Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj, the court remarked that beyond the legalities of the case, the government should provide a “thoughtful relook” at the detention on humanitarian grounds. “The detention order was passed on 26 September 2025; it has been nearly five months. …

SC asks Centre to review Sonam Wangchuk`s detention

SC asks Centre to review Sonam Wangchuk`s detention

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre if there was any possibility for the government to relook at the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk considering his health condition. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P B Varale observed that Wangchuk`s health report was not good and asked Additional Solicitor General K M Nataraj, appearing for the Centre, to seek instructions in the matter. “Apart from submissions, counter submissions and law points, just give a thought to it, as an officer of the Court. The detention order is passed on September 26, 2025, nearly five months. “Considering the health condition of the detainee… The report which we saw earlier, it shows that his health is not that good. There are certain age-related, may be otherwise. Is there a possibility for the government to rethink, or even relook? the bench observed orally. Nataraj said that he would put the suggestion to the concerned authorities. During the hearing, the additional solicitor general submitted that Wangchuk was responsible for violence in Leh last year in which …

SC adjourns hearing on wife’s plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk’s detention

SC adjourns hearing on wife’s plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk’s detention

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The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday adjourned to January 29 the hearing on a plea filed by Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his detention under the National Security Act (NSA), news agency PTI reported. A bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale deferred the matter, saying, “List for further hearing on January 29, 2026.” On Monday, Angmo told the court that the detaining authority had failed to apply its mind and had relied on irrelevant material while ordering her husband’s detention, PTI reported. She submitted that the tenor of a speech delivered by Wangchuk in Leh was not intended to incite violence but to quell it, and alleged that facts were being twisted to portray him as a criminal. Angmo further contended that Wangchuk was neither furnished with the “complete grounds” of his detention nor given a proper opportunity to make an effective representation against the action, PTI reported. The plea alleges that the detention is illegal and arbitrary, amounting to a violation of Wangchuk’s fundamental rights. Sonam Wangchuk …