NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday claimed that he had been placed a 60-day under house arrest by the police ahead of planned protests against the upcoming council polls.
An order by the Additional District Magistrate of Leh was issued a day after Wangchuck was removed from a protest site in Leh amid protests by Ladakhi groups opposing the government’s decision to hold Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) elections on December 4.
The administration has cited a police report and a letter by the senior superintendent of police Leh requesting to issue preventive orders and imposition of restriction orders upon Sonum Wangchuk.
The additional district magistrate has invoked section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to impose restrictions on Wangchuk’s movement.
“This order shall come into force with immediate effect and shall remain in force for a period of 60 days,” reads the order.
The restriction order has come weeks ahead of the hill council elections.
Wangchuk and other local leaders have opposed the timing of the polls, arguing that winter conditions and seasonal migration will disenfranchise many voters in Ladakh.
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