SRINAGAR: As a whole lot of individuals gathered in Leh to welcome environmental activist and Leh Apex Physique (LAB) member Sonam Wangchuk after his launch from jail, he struck a conciliatory tone on Sunday, urging the Union govt to make sure that forthcoming talks with Ladakhi leaders are based mostly on a “win-win” method for each Ladakh and the Centre.Whereas he emphasised on a “give and take” components with out mentioning the Sixth Schedule or statehood in his tackle to the gathering, on the similar time, Wangchuk stated he would proceed his battle, if wanted.
The reception was organised by LAB, which together with Kargil Democratic Alliance, is in search of statehood and a Sixth Schedule for the UT of Ladakh.“My combat was for Ladakh’s individuals, its tradition, setting, for its rivers, natural world, and glaciers. Their success is my success,” Wangchuk stated, as individuals carried banners studying ‘Justice for Ladakh’, ‘Withdraw Sept 24 instances’, and ‘Ladakh is not going to overlook its fallen heroes’, together with portraits of 4 individuals killed within the police firing in Leh on Sept 24 final yr.Describing the motion as a “new daybreak”, he stated it was coming into a “new section”, however he referred to as for “versatile steps”. He stated he had been instructed the govt. had acknowledged the Sept 24 firing as a mistake and was in search of to rectify it. He hoped that justice could be delivered within the case and people arrested would even be launched.Wangchuk was arrested on Sept 26, 2025 underneath NSA and lodged in Jodhpur jail. Final week, MHA revoked his detention stating the govt. stays dedicated to offering all obligatory safeguards for Ladakh and hoped that the problems in regards to the area shall be resolved by “constructive engagement and dialogue”.The final spherical of talks passed off on Feb 4, however remained inconclusive. Ladakhi leaders have sought one other spherical of talks quickly.Wangchuk stated Ladakhi leaders will go for talks with hope that there’s a win-win consequence, not in any other case, as is being rumoured within the area. Holding his playing cards near his chest, Wangchuk stated after forthcoming talks, Ladakhi leaders would once more attain out to individuals throughout the nation and convey whether or not the talks resulted in a “win-win or a lose-lose consequence”.
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