In a sharp reaction to the protests in Leh town, the Centre on Wednesday claimed that the situation didn’t spiral on its own — it was engineered deliberately, sources in the Union government said.

Four protesters were killed and over 70 injured in violent clashes between the security forces and unruly protesters in Leh town on Wednesday as the District Magistrate (DM) imposed restrictions under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNS) Act, 2023.

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“Ladakh and its youth are paying a huge price for the narrow politics played by certain individuals and personal ambitions by Sonam Wangchuk,” sources in the Union government said.

Clashes erupted on Wednesday between protesting youths and the police here as the protestors called for hastening of talks between t

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