Huge protest rallies and a complete shutdown were held in Ladakhโs Leh district on Saturday as locals demanded statehood, tribal status under the constitutionโs Sixth Schedule, job quotas, and separate parliamentary seats for Leh and Kargil. Videos showed crowds shouting for the four demands listed in a recent memorandum by the Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance to the Home Ministry.
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