New Delhi, Sep 24 (PTI) Left parties slammed the Centre on Wednesday as violent protests broke out in Leh, with the CPI(M) accusing the ruling BJP of betraying the people of the region and the CPI(ML) Liberation holding the Union government "solely responsible" for the situation.

Four people were killed and more than 45, including 22 policemen, injured in daylong clashes during a shutdown called by the Leh Apex Body (LAB), which is backing an agitation for five years, demanding statehood for Ladakh.

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office, a police vehicle and several other cars were set ablaze by the protesters.

In a post on X, CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby accused the BJP of having "betrayed" the people of "Leh and Tripura". He, however, added that attacking party offices is not the

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