Authorities maintained emergency restrictions Thursday across Leh following deadly confrontations that claimed four lives and wounded forty people. Angry crowds destroyed vehicles and burned government buildings during violent demonstrations. Security forces responded with gunfire and tear gas against protesters who attacked the local BJP headquarters and hill council offices. The Home Ministry accused hunger strike participants of deliberately provoking the unrest.
Congress councillor Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag faces criminal charges after delivering inflammatory remarks at the protest site. Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk joined the hunger strike demanding statehood and constitutional protections for the region. The Leh Apex Body seeks separate parliamentary representation and employment quotas through their four-point agenda. Officials cancelled the annual Ladakh cultural festival amid escalating tensions between demonstrators and police forces.
Congress councillor Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag faces criminal charges after delivering inflammatory remarks at the protest site. Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk joined the hunger strike demanding statehood and constitutional protections for the region. The Leh Apex Body seeks separate parliamentary representation and employment quotas through their four-point agenda. Officials cancelled the annual Ladakh cultural festival amid escalating tensions between demonstrators and police forces.
