Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that the arrest of activist Sonam Wangchuk in Leh is unfortunate. Sonam Wangchuk was arrested today two days after violent protests in the Leh city, in which four people died and several others injured.

Speaking to reporters, the Chief Minister, said it was unfortunate that Wangchuk has been arrested, but the way the Centre has been targeting him over the past few days made it seem inevitable.

He also said that the Centre had made promises to the people of Jammu & Kashmir but failed to fulfill them. “I don’t know what compulsion the Centre has that it keeps making promises but never fulfills them,” he said.

He said that the people of Ladakh had decided to boycott the elections, but after Union Minister’s visit and fresh assurances, t

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