Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Mar 15: Regretting that Union Government was not reaching out to noted innovator and Ladakhi Magsaysay Award recipient Sonam Wangchuk, who is on hunger strike to demand Statehood status for Ladakh, former Law Minister of erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir Syed Basharat Bukhari today said that it was unfortunate that New Delhi was ignoring such stalwarts and not paying heed to the demands of Ladakhis.
In a statement, Bukhari wondered how New Delhi can be so unconcerned with the people like Wangchuk who has not only inspired millions of people across the globe through his immense Philanthropy and social work. He said demanding the status of Statehood was their right and if someone like Wangchuk goes for hunger strike in freezing sub zero temperature, the government was duty bound to at least reach out to him. He emphasised the need of dialogue between all stakeholders.
Wangchuk started the fast on March 6 after the second round of dialogue between leadership of Ladakh and Union Home Ministry reached a dead-end with the Apex Body Leh (ABL) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) saying that the sub-committee level talks and their separate meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah didn’t yield any concrete and positive outcome.
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