Ladakh violence: Congress demands judicial probe into killing of four youth

The Congress on Friday demanded a judicial probe into the killing of four youth during violent protests in LadakhThe four were killed in firing when the police tried to control violent protests for statehood in Ladakh on WednesdayIn a post on X Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said My colleague Nawang Rigzin Jora has written to the Lt Governor of Ladakh UT demanding a judicial enquiry into the killings of four young men in the protests on September 24thProtests for statehood turned violent in Leh town on Wednesday leaving four people dead and 90 others injuredAt least 50 people have been detained so far in connection with the violence that broke out on Wednesday during the shutdown called by Leh Apex Body LAB to demand an extension of the Sixth Schedule and statehood for LadakhIn a letter addressed to Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta he said I am approaching you with a heavy heart and deep sorrow to demand a judicial enquiry into the unfortunate incident on September 24 leading to the death of four young men and injuries to others in police firingWhile we condemn the violence resorted to by the protesters we also condemn the harsh and repressive measures including firing on the protesters that was carried out We strongly feel that the situation could have been handled with little more restraint patience and maturity Jora said in the letterJora a former minister also challenged the government accusation that the party was behind inciting the people for the violenceThere is a lot of blame game going around Some of these are targeting the Congress councillor for leading the mob on the basis of a purported photograph Nothing can be further from the truth We challenge the administration on this count the Congress Ladakh president saidSimilarly he said another councillor is being blamed for inciting the protest on account of the press conference that he addressed on September 23 where he resorted to some emotional rhetoricThis was understandable as two of the people who were on hunger strike for the last 14 days had to be evacuated to the hospital in critical conditions were from his constituency he saidIn the interest of justice and fair play he said we implore you to kindly conduct a judicial enquiry into the unfortunate incidents of September 24Congress leader and head of media and publicity department Pawan Khera slammed several leaders of the BJP and some anchorssocial media influencers for allegedly showing a picture and footage of someone and misrepresenting him as the elected councillor of Congress Phuntsog Stanzin TsepagWe are proceeding with legal recourse and criminal proceedings against all those who have not just attempted to defame our party but have also tried to cause social unrest to fuel further dissensions he saidInstead of sensitively engaging with the betrayed people of Ladakh the BJP and their mediasocial media minions are engaging in their usual mudslinging and looking for an opportunity to milk the outrage of Ladakh and settle scores with political opponents Khera alleged in a post on XThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever