When the government announced UT status for Ladakh, the reactions in the two regions were different. Soon, however, Leh realised that despite its UT status, it was without a legislature. And as Ladakh began facing the bureaucratic coils of the new system, the initial euphoria was replaced by disappointment, and the idea of Ladakh’s inclusion under the Sixth Schedule took shape. In Kargil, the people were protesting because they didn’t want Ladakh to be a UT and were demanding either reintegration with Jammu and Kashmir or for Ladakh to be made a separate state. Through anshan and a padayatra from Leh to Delhi in 2024, Wangchuk has played a pivotal role in galvanising the Ladakh movement through nonviolent and innovative means.