Govt plans to turn Leh into war zone, border march was cancelled for the sake of peace: Sonam Wangchuk
Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday alleged that the administration has turned Leh into a war zone to instigate protestors and considering such situation the proposed Pashmina March towards the border on April 7 has been cancelled.
Wangchuk informed that the government is behaving like a “mad elephant." With the deployment of forces across Leh, Wangchuk said, there is a possibility of reaction from people and something can be «orchestrated as well» so that the ongoing peaceful protest is labelled as violent and then scuttled.
“Our aim was not to confront the administration or create any law and order situation. But considering the risk of violence we are withdrawing the protest march,” said Wangchuk.
The administration has already imposed section 144 of the IPC in Leh and plans to restrict mobile internet speed as well. Wangchuk along with hundreds of volunteers who are on a protest for 32 days now had planned ‘Pashmina March’ towards the border with China to highlight the plight of the nomad population, whose grazing lands have been taken away by China and some other chunks were given to private corporations by the government of India.
“With this frustrated over reaction from the government we have achieved our goal, even before the March. We have made people of the country aware and conveyed to the world what is happening on the borders of Ladakh,” said Wangchuk. “We hope that this war-like situation will end soon and the internet speed wont be restricted so that our tourism sector and students won't be impacted in
