Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Kargil Leaders Back Ladakh Statehood and Justice March
Sandeep Pandey plans to walk from Kargil to Leh in Ladakh.
His march is planned for 14 days, from September 10 to 24.
He calls it a peace and justice march.
The marchers want Ladakh to receive special constitutional protections under the Sixth Schedule.
They also want Ladakh to become a full state.
The march will ask for justice for people killed or injured in violence on September 24, 2025.
Kargil leaders and several political and civil-rights groups have supported the plan.
They say the march could bring different groups in Ladakh together.
Kargil leaders endorsed Sandeep Pandey’s planned 14-day peace and justice march.
The march is scheduled to travel from Kargil to Leh from September 10 to 24.
Organizers are demanding Ladakh’s inclusion in the Sixth Schedule and full statehood.
The march will also seek justice for victims of September 24, 2025, violence.
Supporters include the Kargil Democratic Alliance, Ladakh MP Hanifa Jan and several political and civil-rights groups.
- Who
- Activist Sandeep Pandey, Kargil Democratic Alliance leaders, Ladakh MP Hanifa Jan, political parties and civil-rights groups.
- What
- A 14-day peace and justice foot march demanding Ladakh’s inclusion in the Sixth Schedule, full statehood and justice for victims of violence.
- When
- The march is planned for September 10 to 24; Kargil leaders announced their support on Tuesday.
- Where
- From Kargil to Leh in Ladakh.
- Why
- To support Ladakhis’ demands for special status and statehood and to seek justice for those affected by the September 24, 2025, violence.
- March organizer
- Sandeep Pandey, general secretary of the Socialist Party of India
- March duration
- 14 days
- Route
- Kargil to Leh
- Planned dates
- September 10 to 24
- Main demands
- Inclusion of Ladakh in the Sixth Schedule and full statehood
- Violence cited
- Four Ladakhis died and dozens were injured in security-force firing on September 24, 2025, according to the article
- Kargil supporters
- Kargil Democratic Alliance co-chairmen Asgar Karbalai and Sajjad Kargili, along with MP Hanifa Jan