Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk slams arbitrary movement restrictions ahead of elections

Ladakh activist <b>Sonam Wangchuk</b> has denounced the restrictions imposed on his movement by the administration as arbitrary, vague, and disproportionate ahead of local elections. According to official reports, the Ladakh administration shifted Mr. Wangchuk from a protest venue to his residence in Leh on Wednesday evening by invoking Section 163(1) of the BNSS. Following the order, approximately 20 to 22 armed police personnel were stationed at and around his residence. In a letter to senior officials and the Union Home Ministry, Mr. Wangchuk stated that the order disclosed no reasons justifying the necessity or proportionality of the extended restrictions.