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Wangchuk Demands Amit Shah Resign After Leh Police Firing

By Drooid · Sep 26, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC · How we work

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Demanding Shah Resignation

Police firing in Leh, Ladakh on 24 September 2025 killed four civilians during statehood and Sixth Schedule protests.
Activist Sonam Wangchuk demanded Union Home Minister Amit Shah resign and be held accountable for the lethal police action.
Leh and Kargil observed a shutdown, public prayers, and Wangchuk denounced the INR15 lakh per dead, INR3 lakh per injured compensation as an insult compared with Delhi’s INR1 crore offers.

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Alleged Magistrate Conspiracy

24 September 2025 police opened fire in Leh, Ladakh, killing four civilians protesting for statehood safeguards.
Activist Sonam Wangchuk blamed Home Minister Amit Shah, demanded his resignation, and alleged a conspiracy by three Muslim magistrates to stir communal tension.
Forces used AK-47s, shooting victims in head, chest, back without a firing order, Wangchuk said.
Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena announced criminal cases against 20 people were withdrawn, citing public peace.

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Police Gunfire Allegations

Police firing in Leh, Ladakh on September 24 2025 killed four civilians during statehood and Sixth Schedule protests.
Sonam Wangchuk likened Ladakh’s oppression to China’s repression in Tibet, prompting criticism from the Central Tibetan Administration.
Wangchuk addressed a Leh crowd on Sep 24 2026 marking anniversary, which police deemed baseless.
The claim said police fired guns without orders, killing four people, one of whom died by suicide, injuring about 80, and resulting in 75 arrests.

Blindspot

Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena announced the withdrawal of criminal cases against 20 people linked to the September 2025 police firing in Leh, saying it was intended to preserve public peace.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Right-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning and Center-leaning coverage.

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Historical Context

India’s 2019 Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, introduced by Home Minister Amit Shah and effective 31 October 2019, split the state into the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh and contained 103 clauses. The Supreme Court upheld the act on 11 December 2023. On 24 September 2025, activist Sonam Wangchuk denounced police AK-47 fire in Leh and demanded Shah’s resignation, reviving concerns over the act’s security provisions.

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Demanding Shah Resignation

Police firing in Leh, Ladakh on 24 September 2025 killed four civilians during statehood and Sixth Schedule protests.
Activist Sonam Wangchuk demanded Union Home Minister Amit Shah resign and be held accountable for the lethal police action.
Leh and Kargil observed a shutdown, public prayers, and Wangchuk denounced the INR15 lakh per dead, INR3 lakh per injured compensation as an insult compared with Delhi’s INR1 crore offers.

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