Sonam Wangchuk withdraws call for march to LAC, cites 'suppression' attempts, govt 'overreaction'

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has withdrawn the call for "Pashmina March" from Leh to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on Sunday. Wangchuk cited "risk of potential violence" as the reason for the decision, as the Union Territory administration has imposed Section 144 of the CrPC in the area. Wangchuk, who recently sat on a 21-day fast seeking safeguards for Ladakh's fragile ecology and local culture, had called for a people's march to the China border on April 7 "to see how much land locals have lost to them". The march was to be led by local tribal leaders. Advertisement…