New Delhi: The streets of Leh witnessed violent protests on Wednesday morning, with people attacking policemen with stones and even setting fire to a police vehicle. The police fired tear gas and lathi-charged the crowd. The protesters were demanding statehood and constitutional safeguards for Ladakh—currently a union territory.

Protesters have been on hunger strike and called a complete shutdown on Wednesday. They attacked the BJP office in Leh, ahead of talks with the Centre, scheduled for 6 October.

For the last two weeks, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has been on a hunger strike, demanding statehood and inclusion of Ladakh in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. Show Full Article

Though this is the first time such violent protests have been seen in Leh, discontent has been sim

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