India, April 6 -- Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk reiterated on Sunday that the rights that Ladakh deserves, democratic rights, constitutional rights, and rights over its resources, should be ensured just like in the rest of the country.

Wangchuk, who visited Kargil for the first time after he was released from Jodhpur jail on March 14, said unity between regions like Leh and Kargil has given strength to the movement in support of their demands, including statehood for Ladakh and extension of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution to the region.

"It is for the first time that people from different parts of Ladakh came together and raised their voice in unity. This spirit must be preserved," he emphasised.

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