March by men and women from Ladakh stopped at Delhi border
The Hindu
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk detained by police leading Ladakh group to Delhi for constitutional safeguards protest.
Several men and women from Ladakh who were marching to Delhi to demand constitutional safeguards for the region, were stopped and detained by the police on the Delhi-Haryana border late on Monday.
Prominent climate activist Sonam Wangchuk who was leading the padayatra was detained by the police as the 150-strong contingent from Ladakh reached Singhu border in north Delhi.
The Delhi Chalo Padayatra started from Leh on September 1 and was scheduled to reach Delhi on Monday evening. The march led by Mr. Wangchuk was to culminate at Rajghat on October 2.
Mr. Wangchuk posted on X that he was being detained by the police “along with 150 padayatris...by a police force of 100s some say 1,000.”
He stated that the group included elderly men and women in their 80s and a dozen army veterans.
“Our fate is unknown. We were on a most peaceful march to Bapu’s Samadhi... in the largest democracy in the world, the mother of democracy... Hai Ram!” he posted on X.
Jigmat Paljor, a member of the group, said they had been detained at the Bawana police station
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