Watch Ground Report: Why Did Clashes Break Out During Ladakh Statehood Protest in Leh?

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Why did protesters in Leh clashing for Ladakh statehood and Sixth Schedule inclusion confront police? Demonstrations caused property damage, including the BJP office. This ground report captures the events and context of the protest, led by youth demanding change. Watch the full video to learn more.  Follow us: Website: https://www.outlookindia.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Outlookindia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outlookindia/ X: https://twitter.com/Outlookindia Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaNrF3v0AgWLA6OnJH0R Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@OutlookMagazine Dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/outlookindia  #Ladakh #Protests #Leh #Violence #Statehood #SixthSchedule #Police #Clashes #SonamWangchuk

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00:00We are in Leh where roads remain largely deserted. There's a very few and skeletal

00:06movement of the traffic which has been witnessed on the roads. You can see behind me is a police

00:11vehicle which was tossed by the protesters yesterday who descended at this choke and

00:16they also burned down the BJP office which is on the right side of me. The protesters came in large

00:24numbers and they were demanding the sixth schedule and the statute for the Ladakh Union territory

00:29which was cowed out as a separate union territory on August 5, 2019. The protesters are saying that

00:36they need more protection in terms of the jobs and the land. The jobs should go to the local people

00:42only and the non-local should not take up these jobs or buy the land and other property here because

00:49they feel that there could be a demographic change because of this and right now the curfew has been

00:54imposed across the Leh town. The atmosphere is peaceful but a tense situation here in Leh.

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