Sonam Wangchuk, the well-known education reformist, has been on a hunger strike in Leh since March 6, demanding statehood and constitutional safeguards under the sixth schedule for the Union Territory of Ladakh. On Wednesday, he said that they are planning a border march to highlight the “ground reality” to the outside world.
Sonam has been on a ‘climate fast’ since March 6, a day after talks between the representatives of the Kargil Democratic Alliance and the Central government hit a deadlock. He posted on X on day 14 of his fast and said that 250 people slept hungry at minus 12 degrees Celsius to safeguard Ladakh’s land, environment, and tribal indigenous culture.
BEGINNING OF DAY 15 OF #CLIMATEFASTI’m still fine surviving on just water & salts. Along with me 125 people slept hungry outdoors under clear skies. Temperature: – 11 °C Let’s understand that saving Ladakh’s glaciers is not just a concern for people of …