Sonam Wangchuk withdraws call for march to LAC, cites ‘suppression’ attempts, govt ‘overreaction’

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Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has withdrawn the call for “Pashmina March” from Leh to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on Sunday. Wangchuk cited “risk of potential violence” as the reason for the decision, as the Union Territory administration has imposed Section 144 of the CrPC in the area. Wangchuk, who recently sat on a 21-day fast seeking safeguards for Ladakh’s fragile ecology and local culture, had called for a people’s march to the China border on April 7 “to see how much land locals have lost to them”. The march was to be led by local tribal leaders. Advertisement...