Instead of agitation and protests, once he is released, we will look for a solution through dialogue and collaboration. We will make Ladakh a role model,” Ms. Angmo told The Hindu in an interview on Monday. If he had political ambitions, over the past 10 years all political parties have approached him [to contest] whenever there is a Lok Sabha election. On September 24, 2025, Mr. Wangchuk and 15 others were arrested on the 15th day of their 35-day hunger strike when violence erupted in Leh city. This was his fifth hunger strike in past five years to draw the government’s attention to the demands of constitutional safeguards for the region.
