NEW DELHI/LEH: As Ladakh grapples with an uneasy calm after violent protests claimed four lives, senior govt functionaries are intrigued at the way the violence erupted as they argue that the region, once at the margins of governance, has seen “unprecedented development” since being carved out as a UT under the J&K Reorganisation Act in 2019. A senior official described it as ironical that fringe elements succeeded in inciting unrest when it was only after 2019 that the region was carved out of J&K to be constituted as an UT and that a concerted effort was made to fulfil popular aspirations related to connectivity, opportunities, infrastructure, new administrative structures. “People had celebrated the grant of UT status, yet a fringe succeeded in provoking unrest,” the official rued.

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