Around 150 individuals from Ladakh, including Sonam Wangchuk, were detained by Delhi Police as they attempted to march in support of Sixth Schedule status for the Union Territory on Monday.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi asked why elderly people standing up for the future of Ladakh were being detained by the police at the Delhi border.

Rahul Gandhi criticizes detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and Ladakhis, demands PM Modi listen to their voices.

According to an order issued from the Delhi Police Headquarters, Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora has directed to impose the section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in the districts of New Delhi,

Wangchuk said around 1,000 police personnel have been deployed at the Delhi border and they have been informed about heavy deployment of security forces at the Ladakh Bhawan in Delhi.

The march was organised by the Leh Apex Body and the Kargil Democratic Alliance, which have been advocating for statehood for Ladakh, its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, a public service commission,

The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday criticised the Delhi Police's detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and his supporters at the Singhu border, describing it as "unacceptable.

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Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and supporters are detained at Delhi's border during a peaceful march demanding environmental and constitutional rights for Ladakh. Rahul Gandhi condemns the detention,