SRINAGAR/JAIPUR: Jailed local weather activist Sonam Wangchuk has demanded an unbiased judicial inquiry into the September 24 firing in Leh, which left 4 folks lifeless and over 70 wounded, and stated he was ready to stay in jail till the probe is performed.In his first message from Jodhpur central jail, Wangchuk appealed to the folks of Ladakh to take care of peace and unity whereas persevering with their combat for statehood and Sixth Schedule standing “within the true Gandhian method of non-violence”.“I stand firmly with Apex Physique Leh, Kargil Democratic Alliance, and the folks of Ladakh in our real constitutional demand for Sixth Schedule and statehood,” Wangchuk stated within the message relayed by Mustafa Haji, authorized advisor to the apex physique. “No matter actions Apex Physique Leh takes within the curiosity of Ladakh, I'm with them wholeheartedly.”Haji and Wangchuk's elder brother Ka Tsetan Dorjey Ley met him at Jodhpur jail Saturday. Haji posted Sunday the activist's message on X and Fb, quoting Wangchuk as saying he was “doing effectively, each bodily and mentally” and thanking supporters for his or her concern and prayers. He expressed condolences to the households of these killed and stated his “prayers are with these wounded and arrested”.Wangchuk was taken into custody on September 26 below NSA, two days after protests in Leh turned violent. Police and paramilitary forces fired at demonstrators demanding Ladakh's inclusion below Sixth Schedule and restoration of statehood.Supreme Courtroom is scheduled to listen to Monday a petition filed by Wangchuk's spouse Gitanjali J Angmo difficult his arrest below NSA and looking for his rapid launch.The unrest got here amid Wangchuk's starvation strike, launched on Sept 10 to press for these calls for. The clashes and deadly firing on Sept 24 prompted Wangchuk to name off his quick.Union residence ministry had earlier introduced that the following spherical of talks with Ladakh representatives can be held on October 6, however each ABL and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) withdrew after the killings, insisting that dialogue might resume solely after a judicial probe into the firing and the discharge of these arrested, together with Wangchuk.Whereas the UT administration in Ladakh has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the Leh violence, ABL and KDA have rejected it, reiterating their demand for a judicial probe by a retired Supreme Courtroom decide earlier than returning to talks.
