NEW DELHI, Oct 1 (AP) —
A widely circulated clip claiming Sonam Wangchuk called for “Nepal- and Bangladesh-style” violent uprisings omits key portions of his speech, in which he advocates peaceful methods.

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In the full version of the speech (on YouTube via Ladakh People’s Voice), Wangchuk referenced reforms in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, but qualified his remarks by rejecting stone-pelting, arson or violence and urging a “peaceful revolution.” Newschecker

The viral claim asserts that he asked people to replicate those countries’ political unrest in Ladakh. That is misleading: multiple fact check outlets state Wangchuk emphasized nonviolence and framed his remarks as conditional on citizen action, not as instructions for violent protest. Newschecker

Separately, a video alleging the Ladakh DGP admitted Wangchuk was arrested “without evidence” at direction of the Defence Minister has been flagged by government fact-checkers as digitally altered. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) says the DGP made no such statement. Hindustan Times

Another past claim circulated that Wangchuk voiced support for a plebiscite in Kashmir; fact-checkers found the viral clip was a selective extract of a longer interview and omitted clarifications. PTI News

No evidence was found that Wangchuk, in full context, endorsed violence or issued incitements for unrest.