New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged the Centre to hold talks with the people of Ladakh, calling on the government to "engage in dialogue and stop the politics of violence and fear," as he demanded a fair judicial inquiry into the recent violence in Leh that claimed four lives.

In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi highlighted that one of the victims who was shot dead belonged to a family of soldiers. "Father a soldier, son also a soldier - those whose blood runs with patriotism. Yet the BJP government took the life of the country's brave son by shooting him, just because he stood up for Ladakh and his rights. The father's pained eyes are just asking one question - is this the ...