He welcomed the Centre’s decision to make Ladakh a Union Territory. So, why did Sonam Wangchuk fast in the freezing cold during March?
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00:00I am sitting on my 12th day of climate fast today.
00:08Today is the beginning of my 21st day of climate fast.
00:30250 people will stay here even at night in this harsh cold where the temperature is between
00:4510 and 15 degrees Celsius.
01:08The protection of the Sikh Schedule is not only for the people of Ladakh, but also for
01:18the sensitive places in Ladakh, which are sensitive from the point of view of the environment
01:26or the sensitive cultures of the people.
01:30They need to be protected from everyone.
01:33The Sikh Schedule provides such facilities that the people of Ladakh and their environment
01:40can be protected from the people of Ladakh.
01:43I have always said that the people of Ladakh need to be protected from the people of Ladakh.
01:48When it comes to industries, there are places where there is no sensitivity.
01:54There we can create economic zones where everyone can set up a business, run commerce, invest
02:03from the country, but also from the world.
02:05We have no objection to this.
02:07The temperature outside is around minus 15 degrees Celsius and we are eating outside
02:27in solidarity with the glaciers.
02:38Why is it kept for 21 days?
02:40Because Gandhi's longest session was for 21 days and it was in 1943 in the Quit India
02:51Movement.
02:52This is also an option to double it and increase it by 21 days if needed.
03:07When you declared Ladakh as a UTI, when there was no 370 for the protection of this sensitive
03:23mountainous region, you gave confidence to the people of Ladakh.
03:30The ministers of your government came here and gave us confidence from Delhi that Ladakh
03:40will be protected in the 6th schedule of the Indian Constitution.
03:48I would like to remind you again that in the elections, such manifestos were given through