Against the backdrop of the violent protests in Ladakh, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra held a press conference on Wednesday, September 24, where he showed a picture of a man in sunglasses wearing a beige jacket and a firearm in hand. Patra claimed the man was Upper Leh ward Congress councillor Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag.

The Leh region witnessed unprecedented violence on September 24 as youth torched the regional office of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In a late-night statement, the Union home ministry issued a statement ‘blaming’ climate activist Sonam Wangchuk for the unrest, alleging he had incited the mob by making provocative statements by mentioning the Arab Spring-style protest and the recent GenZ protests in Nepal.

In addition to setting fire to the BJP’s local office, the prot

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