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\nLeh: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, renowned environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk has expressed apprehension that he might be killed in an \u201cencounter\u201d for speaking out against the authorities, as he demanded the resignation of Indian Home Minister Amit Shah over last year\u2019s violence in Leh that killed four people.<\/p>\n
Sonam Wangchuk addressing a gathering said that he had received warnings regarding threats to his life and was prepared to face any outcome if it served to awaken the nation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have put me in jail. Now there is even a possibility that I could be encountered somewhere. People tell me, \u2018You will be encountered\u2019. If that happens, let it happen \u2014 so that the country wakes up,\u201d the activist said.<\/p>\n
Wangchuk also demanded that the report of the judicial inquiry be made public, and warned that an independent \u201cpeople\u2019s tribunal\u201d will be constituted to probe the police firing if the report is not released.<\/p>\n
Holding the home minister politically responsible for the deaths during last year\u2019s agitation, Wangchuk asserted that accountability must be fixed for the incident.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, from Ladakh, I say \u2014 Amit Shah should resign. He has to take responsibility for what happened in Ladakh,\u201d Wangchuk said, adding that Indian forces’ personnel used automatic weapons, including AK-47s, against local youth, who were subsequently branded as \u201canti-national\u201d.<\/p>\n
Referring to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi\u2019s demand for Amit Shah\u2019s resignation over police action against students at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, Wangchuk supported the call but questioned Gandhi\u2019s silence over the situation in Ladakh.<\/p>\n
Referring to the deaths during last year\u2019s protests, he said that protesters were killed by firing from automatic weapons. \u201cA year ago, when the youth of Ladakh were trapped in such a situation, their lives were taken and they were subsequently branded as anti-India. Today, I say that those responsible must take responsibility,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Wangchuk also linked the violence to the long-standing demands of Ladakh, including constitutional safeguards, and said that assurances made to the people had subsequently not been fulfilled. He said justice for Ladakh was not merely the responsibility of the people of the Union Territory but of the entire country.<\/p>\n
A shutdown was observed in Leh and other parts of Ladakh, marking the anniversary of the September 24 violence. Shops and business establishments remained closed in Leh and Kargil, while traffic was thin on the roads, affecting normal life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Leh: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, renowned environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk has expressed apprehension that he might be killed in an \u201cencounter\u201d for speaking out against the authorities, as he demanded the resignation of Indian Home Minister Amit Shah over last year\u2019s violence in Leh that killed four people. Sonam Wangchuk addressing a …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":211616,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-211615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-occupied-jammu-and-kashmir"],"yoast_head":"\n