Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), a grouping of political, religious and social organisations, which had called for the protest march, announced a protest fast from March 24-27 to “convey their message to Government of India and people across the country”.
Locals marched from Fatimiya Chowk to Hussaini Park holding placards ‘Save Ladakh, Restore Democracy’. KDA leaders addressed the gathering at Hussaini Park, reiterating their commitment to continue to fight for the “rights of the people of Ladakh”. They expressed solidarity with award-winning innovator Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a fast in Leh for the past 15 days for the same demands.
KDA’s core members will travel to Leh on Thursday to meet the alliance’s counterpart, Apex Body Leh, to formulate the next step. “GoI’s cold and rude behaviour with the representatives of Ladakh was unfortunate and disheartening,” said Asgar Ali Karbalai of KDA.
