Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Kharge Reaffirms Congress Support for Ladakh Safeguards, Statehood Demands
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said his party supports Ladakh’s demands for stronger constitutional protection.
The proposed protections include the Sixth Schedule.
Congress says these measures could help protect Ladakh’s land, jobs, environment, culture and identity.
Four people died during protests connected to demands for statehood and constitutional rights.
Kharge honored them and expressed sympathy for their families.
He said a judicial investigation should find out exactly what happened.
He also said anyone responsible should be held accountable.
The article contains a date discrepancy, referring both to September 24, 2025, and to the deaths as occurring a year earlier.
Kharge said Ladakh’s people should have a stronger voice in deciding their future.
Mallikarjun Kharge said Congress supports meaningful constitutional safeguards for Ladakh, including Sixth Schedule protections.
He said these safeguards should protect Ladakh’s land, employment, fragile environment, culture and identity.
Kharge paid tribute to four people killed during the Ladakh protests and expressed solidarity with their families.
He called for the judicial inquiry into the deaths to establish the truth, ensure accountability and deliver justice.
Kharge also said democracy and representative institutions must be restored and Ladakh’s people given an effective voice in their future.
- Who
- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and the Congress party; the people of Ladakh and families of the four deceased protesters are also central to the statement.
- What
- Kharge reaffirmed Congress support for Ladakh’s statehood demand and meaningful constitutional safeguards, including the Sixth Schedule, and called for accountability over four deaths.
- When
- Kharge’s statement was reported on September 23, 2025; the article refers to the deaths as occurring on September 24, while its opening sentence lists September 24, 2025, creating a date discrepancy.
- Where
- Leh, Ladakh, where the four people were shot during the protests.
- Why
- To protect Ladakh’s land, employment, environment, culture and identity, while addressing demands for democratic rights, statehood and accountability.
- Speaker
- Mallikarjun Kharge, president of the Congress party
- Main demand
- Meaningful constitutional safeguards for Ladakh, including the Sixth Schedule
- Other demand
- Statehood and restoration of democracy and representative institutions
- Deaths
- Four people were killed during protests in Leh, according to the report
- Inquiry
- Kharge called for a judicial probe to establish the truth and ensure accountability
- Protected interests
- Land, employment, fragile environment, culture and identity
- Location
- Leh, Ladakh