Meanwhile, in Kargil security was heightened ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Kargil War Memorial on the occasion of the 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas 2024.
The seizure was made on July 9 during a Long Range Patrolling operation launched in the Southern Sub Sector, covering areas such as Chismule, Narbula top, Zakle, and Zakla. The ITBP team was deployed to check infiltration and smuggling attempts along the border.
“I see it in the way that they [Central government] turned out to be such a Ram who freed Sita from Raavan but didn’t take her home rather they put her on sale in an open market. So like this, they have left Ladakh open for industrialists and mining lobbies without any protection [from the government],” Wangchuk continued.
The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) jointly organised the protests, which saw men and women march through Leh's major city despite the frigid conditions.