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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nSRINAGAR: A day after Leh Apex Body (LAB) member and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk<\/a> compared situation in Ladakh with Tibet<\/a>, the Central Tibetan Administration, based in Dharamshala, Friday evening expressed deep concern over remarks of Wangchuk called the comparison misplaced and inaccurate and stating \u201cTibet continues to remain under China’s authoritarian rule.\u201d\u201cThe Central Tibetan Administration expresses deep concern over remarks made by Sonam Wangchuk in his recent public speech in Ladakh, in which he compared the situation in Ladakh with that of inside Tibet,\u201d Tenzin Lekshay official spokesperson of the Central Tibetan Administration said, adding that CTA considers such a comparison misplaced and inaccurate.\u201cHis statement doesn’t reflect the real situation inside Tibet. Tibet continues to remain under China’s authoritarian rule. where Tibetans face systematic repression of their fundamental rights, religious freedom; and intensification of measures aimed at erasing its distinct cultural identity,\u201d Lekshay added.Wangchuk, addressing people in Leh on the first anniversary of the Sept 24, 2025 violence, said the alleged breach of promises made to Ladakh over the Sixth Schedule and statehood was the \u201croot cause\u201d of last year\u2019s protests.On September 24 2025, police allegedly opened fire on protesters demanding Sixth Schedule status and statehood for Ladakh after demonstrations turned violent, killing four people and injuring nearly 90.He feared he could be subjected to an \u201cencounter\u201d for speaking out against what he called atrocities in Ladakh, a year after police firing killed four protesters in Leh. Drawing a comparison with Tibet, Wangchuk said Ladakhis had chosen India because of its democracy.\u201cToday, such atrocities are being committed in Ladakh that even China is not doing in Tibet. That is what you are seeing today,\u201d he said.He sought a people\u2019s tribunal to probe the killings, saying a judicial commission set up by Union home ministry had yet to submit its report. \u201cLast year on this day, four people died… Bullets hit their chests, backs, and heads. Those were not pellets that would merely injure you or hurt your eyes. Bullets were fired indiscriminately from automatic weapons, like AK-47s, at the unarmed youth of Ladakh who were peacefully demanding their rights,\u201d Wangchuk alleged. He rejected claims that the protests were triggered by him. He alleged that before the 2020 LAHDC-Leh elections, Ladakhi representatives opposed to holding polls were taken to New Delhi on a special flight and promised statehood and Sixth Schedule status.He blamed \u201cgovt failure to honour those promises\u201d for last year\u2019s demonstrations. Authorities imposed curfew-like restrictions in Leh after the alleged \u201carson and rioting\u201d and subsequent police firing last year. FIRs were filed and 81 people arrested, including Wangchuk. He was charged under NSA and sent to Jodhpur jail. After 170 days, Union govt withdrew his detention on March 14 this year and he was set free.<\/p>\n Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n