New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday cancelled the licence of Sonam Wangchuk-founded ‘Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh’ (SECMOL) to collect foreign donations with “immediate effect”, claiming violation of laws in handling Rs 9.81 lakh in 2021-22.

The action came a day after the MHA put the blame on Wangchuk, who was on a hunger strike demanding statehood for Ladakh and its Constitutional protection, for violence in the union territory, claiming that he was misleading people through “provocative mention” of Arab Spring-style protest and “references to Gen Z protests in Nepal”.

SECMOL was slapped a show cause notice on August 20 seeking its explanation on five counts, which included Wangchuk depositing money in its FCRA account and three people dep

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