Jammu, Sept. 25 -- Squarely blaming Union home minister Amit Shah for last year's Leh violence on September 24 that left four people including a retired soldier dead and over 80 injured, climate activist and leader of the Leh Apex Body (LAB), Sonam Wangchuk, on Thursday, demanded Shah's resignation. Addressing a gathering at NDS Stadium in Leh, where LAB and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) held a martyrs rally in memory of four men killed in police firing on this day last year, Wangchuk said, "If Congress MP Rahul Gandhi can demand resignation of Shah over use of pellet guns and lathicharge on peacefully protesting students at Jantar Mantar then what should we demand for using AK 47 on peaceful Ladakhis, who were shot on their chests and heads and killed brutally. So, should Shah continue (in office). Therefore, I say today that the Shah must resign and take responsibility for these deaths." Wangchuk claimed that since the day Amit Shah became the Union home minister of India in 2019, the nation was in ruins. "From 2014 to 2019, everything was good in the country. Since the day Amit Shah became home minister, riots have been happening everywhere. He must resign," Wangchuk said. He also claimed that the people of Ladakh chose India over China and advised the helmsmen to do politics of love and humanity. "There is no place for politics of intimidation in the country.do politics of love and humanity. I know after this speech, I may be subjected to intimidation but I call a spade a spade. I have been jailed in the past and I am ready for my encounter. I wish it because experts tell me that I may face an encounter. So let it happen," he said. A shutdown was observed in Leh and other parts of Ladakh on Thursday, which marks the one-year anniversary of the September 24 violence that left four dead during protests last year over demands for statehood and Sixth Schedule safeguards. Shops and business establishments remained closed in Leh and Kargil, while traffic was thin on the roads, affecting normal life. The day is being observed by some in Ladakh as "Martyrs' Day". Leh and Kargil also witnessed tribute and remembrance programmes for those who lost their lives during last year's violence....