Ladakhis' core demands are statehood and Sixth Schedule protections, which 'have not even come up for discussions yet', climate activist Sonam Wangchuk says in interaction with ThePrint.
In UP & Himachal, International media notes, it's now mandatory for restaurants to publicly display names of owners & employees, a move seen as an attack on Muslim workers & establishments.
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, 130 others were detained Monday night at Delhi-Singhu border. They are demanding 6th Schedule that would give tribals a greater say in administration.
Around 120 people from Ladakh — who had marched to the national capital demanding Sixth Schedule status for the Union Territory — have been detained by Delhi Police.
Initially happy with the abrogation of article 370 and for Ladakh's 'own existence', Wangchuk said, that locals are now concerned about safeguards for both land and ecology.
The existing Autonomous Hill Council did not have legislative powers,
hence reducing the people of Ladakh to powerless subjects with just 1
Member of parliament.
Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil have put aside differences to protest, but officials claim UT has 'highest per capita elected representatives' and further ‘autonomy’ could trigger more fights.
It’s been more than a month since people in Ladakh gathered in Leh for a peaceful protest to demand statehood, separate legislature & inclusion of UT in Sixth Schedule.
From 1947 until now, we as a nation have accommodated democratic aspirations by making necessary adjustments in our maps, boundaries, and special provisions. Let’s do the same for Ladakh
“They’ve been blaming our party—blaming Nehru—for the delay in Hyderabad’s annexation. By giving Razakar an award, what message are we sending out?” a senior Muslim leader of Telangana Congress said.
Return to hyphenation is dreaded because our successive govts have laboured for three decades to rid us of what we see as the equivalence big powers used to draw between us and Pakistan. Three things follow.
The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution is meant for the protection of indigenous people of north-east India. Ladakh has got nothing to do with the Sixth Schedule. The founding fathers of the nation never intended the Sixth Schedule to be enforced on any other region in India with the exception of the north-east.
Mr. Sonam Wangchuk should study the debates and discussions of the Constituent Assembly.
Besides, who do the Ladakhis need “protection” from? Do they consider Indian citizens hailing from other states as threats? Do they look upon non-Ladakhis as unwanted outsiders?
Shame on Mr. Wangchuk and his supporters!
The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution is meant for the protection of indigenous people of north-east India. Ladakh has got nothing to do with the Sixth Schedule. The founding fathers of the nation never intended the Sixth Schedule to be enforced on any other region in India with the exception of the north-east.
Mr. Sonam Wangchuk should study the debates and discussions of the Constituent Assembly.
Besides, who do the Ladakhis need “protection” from? Do they consider Indian citizens hailing from other states as threats? Do they look upon non-Ladakhis as unwanted outsiders?
Shame on Mr. Wangchuk and his supporters!