Overview

• The Ministry of Home Affairs has called Ladakhi representatives to resume High-Powered Committee talks in October, with reports citing either 6 October or 16 October, while local leaders are asking for a meeting this month.
• Sonam Wangchuk’s declared 35-day hunger strike, launched on 10 September in Leh, continues with hundreds participating to push for Sixth Schedule protections and statehood.
• Protest organisers reiterate demands that also include two separate Lok Sabha seats for Leh and Kargil and the filling of government vacancies.
• Activists cite administrative pressure including the Ladakh administration’s cancellation of the HIAL land lease and earlier reports of preventive detentions and protest curbs.
• Wangchuk and supporters claim the CBI has begun inquiries into alleged maladministration, but there is no public confirmation from the CBI, and LAB leaders warn delays in talks could carry electoral costs before LAHDC polls.