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Security unit basal defender extracurricular Bawana constabulary presumption connected Tuesday. (PTI Photo)
Among those detained with environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk connected Monday were Ladakh MP Hanifa Jan, Chief Executive Councillor of Kargil Haji Asgar Ali Karbalai and different salient leaders from the Apex Body, Leh (ABL) and Kargil Democratic Alliance, arsenic good arsenic students and activists.
The detentions followed a month-long peaceful march from Ladakh to Delhi, organised to advocator for the region’s cardinal demands – inclusion of Ladakh nether the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution to support the region’s taste heritage, statehood presumption for Ladakh, the constitution of a nationalist work committee for recruitment into authorities jobs and an summation successful parliamentary practice from 1 spot to two.
The protesters were detained aft Delhi Police passed an bid connected Monday, imposing restrictions connected the assembly of 5 oregon much radical nether Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The bid said the restrictions are being imposed keeping successful presumption the “communal atmosphere” owed to the projected Waqf Amendment Bill, the contented of Shahi Idgah successful Sadar Bazaar, politically surcharged contented of MCD Standing Committee elections, pending declaration of results of DUSU polls and the upcoming elections successful antithetic states.
Speaking to mediapersons connected Tuesday, ABL co-chairman Tsering Gorjoy said: “We were educating radical astir the value of redeeming the situation connected our way, peculiarly redeeming the Himalayas. This march is not conscionable for the residents of Ladakh but for the full country…”
The members of ABL added that contempt their peaceful march, they were stopped astatine the Delhi borderline and galore are presently being confined successful hotels and guesthouses. Gorjoy said that since their detention, each shops successful Ladakh person unopen down successful protestation and radical are sitting connected the streets.
Ashraf Ali Barcha, different cardinal person and ABL member, expressed vexation implicit the deficiency of dialog with the Union government. “We are inactive hopeful that the authorities volition telephone america for discussions. Our main request is the restoration of democracy… The past clip erstwhile we had a speech with the Home Ministry successful February, they had said that they volition proceed the talks erstwhile the elections are done with… but nary dialog has taken spot since then,” helium said.
“As soon arsenic we reached the city, the constabulary stopped us. We ne'er thought that specified enactment tin instrumentality spot successful a democracy. This is simply a slap connected the look of democracy,” helium added.
The ABL has been calling for the merchandise of the detainees and support to proceed their protest. “People implicit the property of 80 person been detained, galore are unwell and person blisters connected their feet aft walking for truthful long,” Gorjoy said. The radical requested support to wage respects astatine Rajghat and to clasp a peaceful protestation astatine Jantar Mantar connected October 3.
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