Leh- Ladakh remains peaceful with schools, offices and markets reopened, the Union Territory administration asserted on Monday, even as Leh Apex Body (LAB) claimed that the situation is far from normal and demanded the immediate lifting of all curbs and the release of detainees to restore the confidence of people.

“Normalcy cannot return through intimidation…. What appears normal on the surface is just an illusion,” LAB co-chairman Chering Dorjay said at a press conference and alleged that “mass arrests” were continuing.

Ladakh Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta reviewed the security situation in the Union Territory on Monday. Leh was rocked by widespread violence on September 24 during an agitation spearheaded by LAB and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) for statehood and extension of Sixth sch

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