Srinagar: Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday demanded a fair judicial probe into the September 24 firing incident in Leh town in which four people were killed, including a retired war veteran.

Tsewang Tharchin, a decorated Kargil War veteran and retired Ladakh Scouts soldier, was killed in security force firing on protesters in Leh on September 24.

Rahul Gandhi said on X, “Father a soldier, son also a soldier – those whose blood runs with patriotism. Yet the BJP government took the life of the country’s brave son by shooting him, just because he stood up for Ladakh and his rights. The father’s pained eyes are just asking one question – is this the reward for serving the country today?”

“Our demand is that there must be a fair judicial inq

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