Police remove climate activist Sonam Wangchuk from a protest site in Leh and escort him to his residence amid a dispute over Ladakh’s hill council elections scheduled for December 4. Wangchuk is protesting the election date, arguing it clashes with harsh winter conditions and disrupts seasonal life in the region.
Multiple outlets describe demonstrations and the administration’s response to them. The Times of India says local leaders joined Wangchuk and that the local administration imposed a ban on protests to maintain public order during the election period. India Today frames the same incident around “election curbs,” while The Hindu highlights Wangchuk’s removal from the protest site and links the protest to winter conditions and seasonal migration.
