New Delhi: Four members of the Kargil Democratic Alliance, a Kargil-based organisation spearheading the movement demanding statehood in Ladakh, gathered at the Press Club of India in Delhi on 30 September, demanding the release of jailed activist Sonam Wangchuk and other detainees. Not just that, they demanded an independent judicial probe into the 24 September firing in Ladakh , which killed four persons .

“We will not talk to the C entre till our demands are fulfilled. If need be, we will start another agitation,” said Sajjad Kargili, a member of the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) .

On 24 September , the reported peaceful protest for statehood and constitutional safeguards turned violent in Leh. A mob of young men went on a rampage, attack

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