Climate Activist Sonam Wangchuk Urges Sixth Schedule Inclusion for Ladakh

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include Ladakh in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. Wangchuk and volunteers marched from Leh to New Delhi to demand dialogue with Ladakh's leadership. Ladakh faces environmental challenges, and local people seek law-making powers to protect their land and culture.

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include Ladakh in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. This would grant the region law-making powers to protect its land and cultural identity.

Wangchuk, along with 75 volunteers, embarked on a foot march from Leh to New Delhi, pressing the Centre to resume dialogue with Ladakh's leadership. Despite submitting a memorandum to the prime minister in July, Wangchuk reported no response.

With Ladakh facing ecological challenges, Wangchuk emphasized the urgency of granting local indigenous people the autonomy to manage their fragile environment, drawing attention to the broader impacts of climate change.

(With inputs from agencies.)