Omkar Dattatray

It is very disturbing and unfortunate that violence and mayhem erupted in the Ladakh UT at Leh. The movement for restoration of statehood to Ladakh turned violent and four innocent, precious lives were lost, besides injuries to 59 others. The agitating mob has torched Hill development council office, BJP office and a CRPF vehicle. It is very painful and nauseating that in the Modi era, those people who were stripped of statehood have been forced to agitate, protest and uprising of the people turned violent since 1989 in the cold desert region.

Centre government should intervene and announce the extension of schedule 6 of the constitution of India to Ladakh and also constitute a high- powered committee to discuss the issue of statehood and find ways and means so that viole

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