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Ladakh protest

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‘Ram put Sita for sale in open market’: Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk makes derogatory comments on Hindu Gods to justify his climate protest

OpIndia Staff - 19 March, 2024

“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.

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Massive protest erupts in Leh seeking statehood for Ladakh, sixth schedule inclusion and other demands

OpIndia Staff - 4 February, 2024

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.

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Are things really ‘aaall well’ in Ladakh? A closer look at ‘climate fast’ by Sonam Wangchuk and criticism of his projects by locals

OpIndia Staff - 15 February, 2023

Sonam Wangchuk is demanding inclusion of Ladakh in sixth schedule of constitution to protect ecology, while his projects are accused of creating plastic pollution