Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 3: Even as climate activist Sonam Wangchuk warned to revive his suspended fast on Independence Day, agitating Ladakhi groups likely to revive their agitating due to differences between Leh and Kargil.
Differences between groups of Leh and Kargil, that were cropped up during the Lok Sabha elections, are yet to be sorted out as many people in Leh were of the opinion that Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) had cheated the Leh residents by fielding Haji Haneefa Jan as an Independent candidate on Ladakh Lok Sabha seat.
Highly placed sources said that Leh Apex Body is facing pressure from the civil society of Leh against surrendering before the Kargil leadership.
Sources said that some groups in Leh have mooted the idea of re-launching the agitating independently without involving the Kargil Apex Body.
Notably after the victory of the Haji Haneefa J Differences between groups of Leh and Kargil, that cropped up during the Lok Sabha elections, are yet to be sorted out.
Many people in Leh believe that Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) cheated Leh by fielding Haji Haneefa Jan as an Independent candidate on Ladakh Lok Sabha seat.
Leh Apex Body is facing pressure from the civil society of Leh against surrendering before the Kargil leadership.
Some groups in Leh have mooted the idea of re-launching the agitation independently without involving the Kargil Apex Body.
As reported earlier, over two months after maintaining silence due to Lok Sabha elections, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday warned to revive his suspended fast on Independence Day.
Wangchuk announced that he would begin a 28-day fast on Independence Day in case the government failed to restart discussions with the Ladakh authorities regarding the demand of granting statehood and constitutional protection for the Union Territory.
“We didn’t want to pressure the government too much during the elections; we were hopeful the new government would take concrete steps. If they ignore our request and don’t call us for talks, we’ll begin another protest on August 15,” a news agency reported while quoting Wangchuk. | 