Jailed Sonam Wangchuk reaffirms resolve to continue struggle for Ladakh’s constitutional rights through peaceful means

STC NEWS MONITORING DESK
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 05 (STC): A cross section of media has flashed the message of the jailed environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk, conveying that he is ‘’doing well both physically and mentally” and reaffirming his resolve to continue the struggle for Ladakh’s constitutional rights through peaceful means.
Sonam Wangchuk, currently lodged in Jodhpur Central Jail, has called for an independent judicial inquiry into the deaths in the recent violent protests in Ladakh and said he was ready to remain in jail until such an inquiry is ordered.
The media reports quoting his lawyer Mustafa Haji and elder brother Ka Tsetan Dorjey Ley, who met him in the jail yesterday, Wangchuk in a statement has said he was “doing well both physically and mentally” and expressed gratitude for the concern and prayers pouring in from across the country.
According to the statement, quoted by his lawyer and elder brother, he has urged them to “keep peace and unity and continue the struggle peacefully — in the true Gandhian way of non-violence.”
“I stand firmly with the Apex Body, the KDA, and the people of Ladakh in our genuine constitutional demand for Sixth Schedule and Statehood,” Wangchuk said. “Whatever actions the Apex Body takes in the interest of Ladakh, I am with them wholeheartedly.”
He had offered condolences to the families of those killed and extended prayers for the injured and arrested, reads the reports quoting his statement issued from the jail.
It’s pertinent to mention that Sonam Wangchuk was detained last week under the National Security Act (NSA) after violent protests that left four people dead and over 100 injured in Leh during the protests demanding constitutional safeguards for Ladakh, including protection of land, environment, and employment under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.

(Straight Talk Communications)