Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi voices support for Ladakhi people’s demands
New Delhi: Indian National Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has voiced support for the demands of the people of Ladakh, asserting that the Modi government should leave its stubbornness and listen to their voice.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, in a post on X, said, “The BJP had promised the people of Ladakh to give full statehood but did not fulfill it. On the one hand there is increasing Chinese ‘occupation’ and on the other hand there is the silence, broken promises and betrayal of the BJP government — the trust of the people of Ladakh is breaking.”
“Today the people of Ladakh are demanding full statehood and security under the 6th Schedule, which is the duty of the government to fulfill,” she said.
The BJP led Indian government should leave its stubbornness and listen to the voice of the people of Ladakh, Priyanka Gandhi said.
She also shared on X a video of Ladakhi people fasting for eight days demanding constitutional safeguards under Sixth Schedule for Ladakh and restoration of democratic process in the region.
Amidst repeated protests, Ladakh’s educationist and environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk along with dozens of people has been fasting for eight days in minus 15 degrees temperature in Leh, Gandhi said.
Speaking to a Srinagar-based daily over phone from Leh, Sonam Wangchuk expressed happiness over the support shown by Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi. He said, “I am grateful to her (Priyanka Gandhi) for showing support. I am happy with everyone be it a citizen of this country or any political party or leader who support our demands and concerns.”
