Should Ladakh be granted Statehood? | In Focus podcast

On September 24, 2025, when the protesters in Ladakh clashed with the police, four people were killed. Two days later, Sonam Wangchuck, who pioneered a hunger strike with 15 people, was detained under the 1980 National Security Law and was taken to Jodhpur Central Prison in Rajasthan. The Union government accused him of provoking violence, a accusation he refused. Ladakh, which was transformed into a Union Zone (UT) in 2019, protested the state and tribal status under the sixth program of the constitution. The government is meeting with two civil society groups, which represent the Leh Apex organ (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), which represented the Leh and Kargil regions respectively for three years.

Should he take the Ladakh State? Here we are discussing the question.

Guests: Kargil Democratic Alliance Member Sajjad Kargillli; Rangarajan R., Course Software on Old IAS Officer and Quality Simplified

Homeowner: Vijait Singh

Edited by Jude Weston

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