Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, Apr 9: The district administration today ordered withdrawal of prohibitory orders banning rallies imposed earlier in an apparent move to counter a march to the China border announced by Leh Apex Body (LAB) and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk.
An official order issued today said the restrictions are being lifted as “now there is no imminent apprehension of breach of peace and public order”.
The order, issued by Leh District Magistrate Santosh Sukhadeve, directed for withdrawal of the restrictions under prohibitory orders with immediate effect.
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The proposed border march on April 7 to Changthang near the China border was called off by the organisers to “avoid any sort of confrontation with the law enforcement agencies” after the administration imposed prohibitory orders in this district of Ladakh under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code and directed that no procession, rally or march should be taken without prior approval.
The LAB, along with the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), is spearheading an ongoing agitation to demand Statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
The LAB leaders said they will continue with their struggle in a peaceful manner through chain hunger strikes and protests.
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