"For the past six years, thousands of people in Ladakh, led by local civic bodies, have taken out peaceful marches and gone on hunger strikes demanding greater constitutional safeguards and statehood from India, which has governed the region federally since 2019. They want the power to elect a local government. On Wednesday, however, groups of disillusioned youth broke with those peaceful protests, said Sonam Wangchuk, an educator who has been spearheading a series of hunger strikes."
"Ladakh, a high-altitude cold desert region in the Himalayas that has been at the heart of recent India-China tensions, was rocked on Wednesday by violent Gen Z-led protests as youth torched the regional office of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As protesters, including students, clashed with the police in Leh, the regional capital, at least four of them were killed and dozens were injured, protest coordinators told Al Jazeera,"
Ladakh, a high-altitude Himalayan region bordering China, has seen six years of peaceful marches and hunger strikes seeking statehood and stronger constitutional safeguards after federal governance began in 2019. Protesters seek the power to elect a local government and special protections. On Wednesday, youth-led demonstrations escalated into violent clashes in Leh, with the regional BJP office torched and confrontations with police and security forces. At least four protesters were killed and dozens injured, and security personnel also suffered injuries amid additional deployment of armed forces. The unrest reflects rising disillusionment among young people and heightened regional tensions.
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