A group of protesters in Leh demanding statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution set fire to the Bharatiya Janata Party office in the city on Wednesday, ANI reported.

The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution guarantees protections for land and a nominal autonomy for citizens in designated tribal-dominated areas. In Ladakh, more than 97% of the population belongs to the Scheduled Tribes.

On Wednesday, the demonstrators clashed with and threw stones at the police, and set fire to a police vehicle. The protesters were holding a hunger strike and had called for a complete shutdown to demand statehood.

To bring the situation under control, the district administration in Leh banned five or more persons from assembling, ANI reported. The order by

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