New Delhi, Oct 29: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali Angmo, on Wednesday claimed her husband was detained following the violent Ladakh protests because the government did not want him to be involved in statehood talks with Kargil and Leh organisations as it felt he was a “tough nut to crack”.

Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) are the two main organisations engaged in discussions with the Centre about statehood and the implementation of the Sixth Schedule for Ladakh.

Talking to reporters after filing an amended petition before the Supreme Court, wherein she challenged Wangchuk’s detention under the National Security Act (NSA), Angmo said the climate activist was never “ever” a member of either the LAB or the KDA.

But in July, a “unilateral deci

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